North Eastern Tea Association adviser Bidyananda Barkakoty Telegraph pictureThe North Eastern Tea Association on Wednesday said higher wage is unlikely to happen until things normalise in the tea industry. The association, which had carried out a study, pegged the losses to Assam tea industry due to the lockdown at Rs 1,218 crore. Due to this skiffing operation, there will be crop loss in April and May,” Barkakoty said. Therefore, we have lost almost the entire crop of March which is estimated to be about 30 million kg. The estimated crop loss for May will be about 20 million kg,” he said.

Source: The Telegraph April 15, 2020 22:52 UTC