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Laxapana Estate |
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Laxapana, a prestigious property with many achievements to its credit belongs to Maskeliya Plantations PLC (MPPLC) under the management RPC Management Services (Pvt) Ltd. a subsidiary of the conglomeration of Richard Pieris Group.
Laxapana is the pride of 18 tea estates owned by MPPLC, of which, in the central highland’s Western High grown tea sector, 5 estates each in Upcot and Maskeliya zones, 4 in Talawakelle zone and 4 estates in Uva tea sector in Bandarawela zone are situated. Laxapana falls under Maskeliya zone and lies in the mean sea elevation of 1260 m.
Laxapana could be proudly called as the “gateway�to world famous Adam’s Peak a revered mountain standing 2243.3 meters above MSL, at very close vicinity of western boundary of the estate from which the road to the peak begins. |
Profile of Estate |
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Name of Estate |
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Laxapana Estate |
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Planting District |
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Maskeliya |
Agro-climatic Elevation Range |
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Western High Grown |
Date of commencement |
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Between 1870-80 AD |
Name of Owners |
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Maskeliya Plantations PLC |
Extent in Tea - VP |
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227.40 Ha. |
Extent in Tea - Seedling |
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165.40 Ha. |
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Extent in fuelwood/Forestry |
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128.95 Ha. |
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Annual Turn out |
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800,000 Black Tea |
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Annual Turn over |
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265m SLR |
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