Darjeeling tea planters seeks protection from Nepal imports
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- ✓The Terai Indian Planters' Association urged the Tea Board of India to stop the entry of low-quality Nepal tea.
- ✓Chairman Mahendra Prasad Bansal said, "Such practices were damaging the brand value of Indian tea." Many estates face a financial crisis, and workers fear that the industry could soon collapse.
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- India Economy
The planters have sought urgent measures to check the entry of substandard Nepal tea and protect the global reputation of Darjeeling tea.
Amid the alleged influx of low-quality tea from Nepal and the growing financial crisis facing tea estates, the Terai Indian Planters' Association (TIPA) has urged the Tea Board of India to intervene immediately to protect Bengal's tea industry.
In a letter to S. Soundararajan, Director of Tea Development, Tea Board of India, TIPA chairman Mahendra Prasad Bansal has sought urgent measures to check the entry of substandard Nepal tea, strengthen quality control and protect the global reputation of Darjeeling tea.
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