Plucking resumes in Assam's tea estates, workers follow social distancing norms

[Tea Plantation Workers - Related News]

After almost 19 days of curbs due to the lockdown, tea estates in Assam on Saturday restarted operations following social distancing norms and taking other precautionary measure. Bidyananda Barkakoty, Adviser, North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) told ET, "Tea estates of Assam have been closed since March 22 while lockdown started on March 24. By and large plucking operations started on Saturday."