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DRY SPELL IN ASSAM
Assam tea workers want new chief minister to speed up Covid testing, vaccinationThere are around 10 lakh workers engaged in Assam’s gardens that produce 700-750 million kilograms of black tea annually. The producers are...
Tea estates, black-tea producing factories temporarily halt operations in Assam“Extremely unfavourable weather conditions are prevailing in all the tea growing districts of Assam,” said Vivek Goenka, chairman, Indian T...
Cold and dry weather in Assam, WB may impact first flush teaAzam Monem, director of McLeod Russel India, said cold weather was still prevailing in the tea estates.
Assam agriculture university to carry out comprehensive survey on the status of Rural Primary MarketsThe suggestion for the survey was made by Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture during their visit to state recently.
Tea output may fall 25% due to dry spellIn May last year, Assam’s tea estates had produced 62.53 million kg of tea.
Weather may hit this year’s tea productionWhile Darjeeling and parts of Dooars are witnessing a dry spell, tea gardens in Assam are facing incessant rains, which may bring down tea ...
Tea estates in Assam and West Bengal to benefit from rainAfter a long dry spell, tea estates in Assam and West Bengal have received good rains over last week raising hopes among planters for bette...
Global tea prices to rise on scanty rainfall in IndiaPlanters in India say prices will remain firm for the new season teas, which will start arriving in April. Tea prices have already risen 24...
Dry spell could spell doom for tea outputRainfall in north bank of Assam, a major quality tea growing area, has been 71 mm from January to April 20 against the required 310 mm.
Tea prices likely to rise 15-35% post elections on low offerings at the auctions"Dry weather has also affected the production of new season teas," said J Kayanasundaram, secretary CTTA.
Dry spell in Darjeeling may cut tea output by 30 per centA dry spell in Darjeeling, Dooars and parts of Assam has affected the first flush tea production that fetches good price in overseas market...
- Northeast India witnessing massive shortage of power as dry spell persists
Northeastern states are facing massive shortage of power due to persistent dry spell. Power sector utilities are restoring to load shedding...
- Dry spell to affect paddy, pulses crop in Bengal, Assam
Paddy, pulses and vegetable production in eastern India's two fertile states, West Bengal and Assam, will be less this year.
- Assam: Entire region faces agricultural drought
Entire Assam is now engulfed by drought. All the 27 districts of state are facing agricultural draught. While in Manipur a drought has been...
- Centre declares drought in Manipur
Scanty monsoon has forced the Centre to declare a drought in Northeastern state of Manipur. In Assam, at least 14 districts out of the 27 d...
- Rains throw a party for Darjeeling planters
As the hills north of Siliguri slipped into poll mode on Thursday, rain lashed the tea estates of north Bengal and Darjeeling bringing much...
- Dry spell forces Assam govt to prepare relief package
With Assam witnessing an unprecedented dry spell in last four months, state government is readying relief package.