Other sources saidDarjeeling’s tea industry needs around 6 to 7 tonnes of LPG every day during peak production. The supply of commercial LPG cylinders to the tea gardens has stopped since March 5,” a source said. “…This association requests to use your good offices with the concerned Ministry to ensure uninterrupted supply of industrial LPG to the factories of Darjeeling tea industry,” Mukherjee wrote. Darjeeling Tea is India’s first Geographical Indication-tagged product. Only 87 gardens can sell their produce as Darjeeling Tea.

Source: The Telegraph March 13, 2026 10:20 UTC