...Out-of-work tea estate workers. Thrown out without warning from the scores of tea gardens that smother this semi-mountainous landscape, thousands are struggling to make a living. According to report released in September, abandonment and closure of more than 15 Duncan Tea Estates in N Bengal has affected 75,000 workers and their families. All along the three rivers close to the Indo-Bhutan border, hundreds of umbrellas and heads sat breaking stones all day for the construction industry.