1. During the colonial rule in India, Robert Bruce was the first who noticed tea plants growing near Rangpur in 1823.
A. The species was found to be similar to that grown in Chinese tea gardens.
B. By 1862, the Assam tea industry comprised around 160 gardens.
C. The leaves of the plants were examined and the consequence was something fruitful.
D. Mr. Maniram Dewan was the first Indian tea planter who established the commercial plantation that we know today as the Assam tea. 6. Today the region has grown to become one of the world's largest tea-producing belts.