Tea industry will see up to 35% decline in output following Ditwah disaster

Due to the unprecedented effects of Cyclone Ditwah, the tea industry is foreseeing around 30 percent to 35 percent of ‘crop drop, veteran planter Roshan Rajadurai exclusively told Mirror Business.

- By SHANNINE DANIEL

He said this was due to the severe weather conditions that had devastated the Central province's plantation sector as well as the low turnout of workers at estates that were not affected.

Rajadurai said that the sector is in crisis mode and even though it anticipates severe weather every year, the scale of damage, destruction and loss of lives from this disaster is unprecedented.