Female tea pluckers pluck tea leaves during monsoon cloudy mornings in the little town of North Bengal Darjeeling district, Mirik. Electric poles at those gardens are the only medium of electricity connection all over the hill. According to the Darjeeling Tea Association, the previous year Darjeeling's tea production was around 7 million kg and exports were in the range of 3-3.5 million kg. West Bengal, India.