By: Mayank Gupta, This December Gorkha Janmukti Morcha will organize Tea and Tourism festival in Darjeeling. The aim of the festival is to aid Darjeeling tourism following the recent earthquake. For past three years tourism in Darjeeling has taken a beating due to the agitation by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) over the Gorkhaland. The violent protests by the GJM saw sharp decline in tourist arrivals to the Darjeeling. Things started to look bright for the Darjeeling after an agreement between West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee and GJM that ended the conflict. But soon after that another tragedy strike Darjeeling and tourism industry paid the price. The earthquake in North East India has affected tourism in Darjeeling. Tourist arrivals has once again dropped in the region following the earthquake To help Darjeeling tourism, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has decided to organize Tea and Tourism Festival in December. The aim of the event is to extend tourist season in Darjeeling that ends in November. The festival will offer tourists a chance to see tea processing in the factories. Tourists will be offered delicious local cuisine as well several other activities to promote tourism and extend tourist season to December and January. The festival will begin on December 20 and end on January 5. Source: Easy Destination Blog
