“She passed away even before we could get to the hospital,” Nayak says. It is the lone loss-making garden of the group, which claims to produce 4million kilograms of Assam tea a year. In another long-term solution, officials say the government plans to open primary health centres in tea gardens. The project will kick off with 15 Assam Tea Corporation Ltd gardens. But the success of failure of this project, too, would depend on the support from private tea gardens.

Source: Hindustan Times April 02, 2018 02:14 UTC