Darjeeling tea planters seek funds to meet workers' expenses

[Tea Plantation Workers - Related News]

The Darjeeling Tea Association (DTA), the apex body ot tea planters in the hills, has asked for a funding package from the government to meet the expenses of the workers as production has been stopped owing to the continuing shutdown in the hills. "We have asked for funding to run the gardens and meet the workers' expenses till the next flush in March 2018," Binod Mohan, DTA Chairman, told PTI.