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Govt. Quinine Factory, Mungpoo (Mungpoo)

India / Bangla / Karsiyang / Mungpoo

This is the quinine factory established in 1864 by Dr. Anderson during the British rule. Bark from Cinchona plants are processed here to extract Quinine - a medicine for malaria and several other diseases. It is presently defunct and efforts to revive it are going on.
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Coordinates:   26°58'27"N   88°22'22"E
This article was last modified 15 years ago