Nilgiris see a surge in tea production by 6.9% due to heavy rain

While the production of tea from January 2021 to June 2021 was 7.88 million kg, the production in the first half of the current year touched 8.36 million kg

PGurus Newsdesk

July 19, 2022

While the production of tea from January 2021 to June 2021 was 7.88 million kg, the production in the first half of the current year touched 8.36 million kg

Tea production in first half of the year touched 8.36 million kg

The largest producer of ‘tea’ – India’s favorite drink is the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, in South India. This year due to heavy rainfall, the Nilgiris has witnessed an unprecedented increase in the production of tea. The rise is 6.9 percent more than the production in 2021, during January 2021 to June 2021.

While the production of tea from January 2021 to June 2021 was 7.88 million kg, the production in the first half of the current year touched 8.36 million kg. Tea experts and estate owners attribute the increase to the high rainfall that the district has been receiving this year so far.

Heavy rain is lashing the Nilgiris district for the past one week leading to waterlogging and inundation in some areas. On Monday, 461.22 mm of rainfall was recorded with Naduvattam getting 80 mm, O’Valley 52 mm, and Pandallur 50 mm.

The United Planters Association of South India (UPASI), the largest body of tea production companies in South India, has said that the high production of tea is mainly due to the increase in rain. K P Udayabhanu, the vice president of the organization, while speaking to media persons said that there is a 14.29 percent increase in the production when compared to the average production in the last five years. The planters, according to the office-bearer of UPASI, are expecting production of 15.60 mkg when compared to 14.94 mkg in 2021.

Meanwhile, the district administration has already commenced the task of preparing the estimates of the losses caused by the recent rain and taking preventive measures for the future.

The Kodappamund canal in Ooty where water had overflowed in some places has been desilted during the pre-monsoon maintenance of canals. The district administration has proposed to identify the spots that require strengthening in the canal to prevent overflow during heavy rainfall.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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