Darjeeling tea estates lose crop worth â¹500 cr due to strike
Due to the Gorkhaland disruption, the 87 Darjeeling tea estates have lost at least 70% of their crop this year, combined value of which is estimated at about â¹400-500 crore. The 104-day strike was withdrawn last week by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM). Estimates suggest that Darjeeling tea estates will suffer a loss of about 30% of their crop in 2018.