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Himalayan tea retail sales hit by pandemic shutdown; hopes up for the next harvest season

Gangtok,Jan 23 (UNI) Eastern Himalayan state Sikkim and the neighbouring Darjeeling, the two well known Tea growing areas, have been badly hit due to the prolonged closure necessitated by the coronavirus induced restrictions.
As all business establishments resumed business as usual, the tea industry has been gradually limping back to normal and the retail tea business has also started to pick up.
Soumen Pal, a dealer of branded organic tea, spoke to this reporter about his experience about the Covid impact on tea business.
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