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A cup of regular tea has never been this expensive in India, thanks to kooky weather
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Crop loss estimated at 60 million kg
The double whammy of COVID-19 infection among plantation workers and drought-like conditions has rendered an estimated crop loss of 60 million kilograms to tea estates in Assam.
“Spells of pre-monsoon showers have made planters heave a sigh of relief, but the damage has already been done,” the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) and Bharatiya Cha Parishad (BCP) said following a survey across plantations.
Second year of loss
This is the second successive year of massive crop loss. The lockdown last year saw most of Assam’s 803 major estates and more than 1.70 lakh small tea gardens losing 78 million kg of tea leaves, Tea Board of India data showed. Tea estates have largely been exempted from severe curbs this time, but a few estates have been hamstrung by more than 500 employees out of action due to COVID-19 infection.
Assam tea industry facing unusual year due to prolonged drought like condition
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GUWAHATI: The North East Tea Association (NETA) on Friday wrote to the government seeking exemption on movement of tea garden workers and vehicles carrying tea leaves during the curfew hours, so that the industry does not suffer.
In the letter to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority chief executive officer Gyanendra Tripathi, NETA advisor Bidyananda Barkakoty said, “Those involved in the manufacturing process do not stay on the factory premises. Therefore, people working in tea factories may require movement to the factory and back even during curfew hours. So, we have requested the government to consider the matter and grant permission for the movement.”