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Heavy rainfall adversely impact production of tea in West Bengal
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Relentless torrential rains have severely damaged tea plantations in the Bengal foothills. Tea production fell by about 25-30 per cent in the first week in the tea belt of the state, Terai and Dooars region in the Jalpaiguri division, according to tea experts.
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Small growers key in shaping India's tea plantation sector, says Piyush Go
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
India as a whole contributes 23 per cent to the global tea output and is estimated overall employment is around 1.2 million workers in the tea plantation sector. Assam alone produces nearly 700 million kg of tea annually, accounting for around half of India's overall tea production.
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Rainfall affects production in Assam, north Bengal, says Tea Association
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding in Assam and the northern part of West Bengal has affected the tea plantation sector, said the Tea Association of India, adding that the industry's position stands very "tenuous" for the current season.
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Tribal girls in Jalpaiguri overcome hardships to shine in rugby
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], November 21 (ANI): Overcoming financial and other hurdles, tribal girls at a tea plantation in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, have pursued their dream of playing rugby and several players have found a place in the junior and senior national teams.
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Wild elephant strays into village in Bengal's Jalpaiguri, destroys tea pla
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], June 15 (ANI): A wild sub-adult male elephant strayed into a village in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Monday and destroyed tea plantation in the area.
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Every penny allocated for tea workers in budget to be spent on them, says
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 7(ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said every penny of the money allocated for tea plantations and workers in the budget will be spent on the welfare of tea estate workers.
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IMCT visits tea plantation factory in Siliguri to review social distancing
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], April 26 (ANI): The Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) on Sunday visited a tea plantation factory at New Chumta to review social distancing and lockdown measures.
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Assam: Tea plantation workers seek salary for Sundays
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], Apr 5 (ANI): Despite working for all days in a month, tea plantation workers in Assam's Dibrugarh allegedly are only paid for 26 days as their Sunday salaries are deducted. These workers now hope to receive Sunday salaries too.
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Assam: PM Modi, CM Sonowal popular amongst tea plantation workers
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Tea plantation workers in Assam's Dibrugarh region are apparently happy with the work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal through various schemes.
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Will declare tea plantation workers' strike 'illegal': Mama
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Silguri (West Bengal) [India] June 10 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said her government would declare the proposed tea plantation workers' strike as illegal.
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