Tea Board Orders Closure Of Manufacturing Units In North India During Winters

New Delhi, Oct 11 (KNN) The Tea Board has ordered for the shutting down of manufacturing units in the tea growing areas of North India during winters for a better crop in the next year’s season.

According to the tea industry, the closure of the tea gardens is due to 'winter dormancy' when the tea bushes do not grow and also give them time to rest.

As per reports, the Tea Board has given December 11 as the last date for plucking or receiving green leaves for all tea factories in Darjeeling, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. While that for Dooars and Terai regions of West Bengal, and Bihar is December 23.
The last date for processing of green leaf at the factories in Darjeeling, Sikkim, HP and Uttarakhand has been put at December 13, while that for Terai, Dooars and Bihar is December 26.

As per the order, the last date of completion of sorting, packing and moving the packed teas to notified storage areas with invoice marking has been decided to be on December 26 for Darjeeling, Sikkim, HP and Uttarakhand.

For Dooars, Terai and Bihar, it is January 6, 2024, for CTC variety and January 11 for the orthodox and green tea varieties.  (KNN Bureau)