Decrease in tea estate workers has affected tea production in Nilgiris
The Nilgiris: Tea cultivation is one of the main occupations throughout the Nilgiris district. There are more than 65,000 farming families dependent on this industry.
Tea estate workers in some estates have been affected by the Coronavirus and tea picking work has been hampered by restrictions on the Nilgiris district due to the Coronavirus.
In most tea estates the leaves are stagnant without being plucked. According to tea plantation officials, the coronavirus has pushed the tea industry into a difficult situation. They asked the district administration to immediately intensify preventive measures for the workers and take steps to make the vaccines available to all. Tea plantation workers have urged the district administration to create a working environment without fear of coronavirus as tea yields will further increase in the coming weeks due to the rains over the past few days.
Tea estate workers in some estates have been affected by the Coronavirus and tea picking work has been hampered by restrictions on the Nilgiris district due to the Coronavirus.
In most tea estates the leaves are stagnant without being plucked. According to tea plantation officials, the coronavirus has pushed the tea industry into a difficult situation. They asked the district administration to immediately intensify preventive measures for the workers and take steps to make the vaccines available to all. Tea plantation workers have urged the district administration to create a working environment without fear of coronavirus as tea yields will further increase in the coming weeks due to the rains over the past few days.