Ilam, June 24
Tea industrialists in Suryodaya Municipality of Ilam district have decided to close down tea 52 factories, citing that the price of green tea leaves fixed by the local government is unaffordable.
The Suryodaya Tea Association, an alliance of tea industrialists, has decided to cease the operation of 52 tea factories associated with it.
The local government last year developed a working procedure in regard with the determination of prices of green tea leaves and fixed its price at Rs 40 per kg.
But now, the industrialists say they are unable to pay the set price this season.
Earlier, the Association had dispatched a letter to the municipality to inform that it was going to stop the operation from June 27.
Prior to this, they had said they had been paying the price of green tea leaves as per its quality.
The Association accuses the local government of fixing the price unilaterally.
The Association claims the government never feels it necessary to understand the issues of tea industrialists and pushes tea industry business into the verge of closure, instead of promoting it.
It also demands that the local government address the issue.
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