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Floods Devastate Tea Gardens In North Bengal, Losses Estimated At Over Rs 100 Crore

The tea garden owners estimate it will take about 3-4 years to plant new tea trees in the damaged tea gardens.

Jalpaiguri: Apart from disrupting public life, the recent floods in Nagrakata, West Bengal, have caused widespread destruction to the tea gardens in the area.

The tea garden owners estimate losses in some tea gardens in Dooars alone are around Rs 90-100 crore. 500-700 hectares of tea gardens have been destroyed. According to them, it will take about 3-4 years to plant new tea trees in the damaged tea gardens.

Tea garden affected by the recent floods (ETV Bharat)

In the Changmari tea garden, one of Asia’s largest, spanning over 1800 hectares, the owners estimate a

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