Guwahati, March 29 -- The Assam tea industry which has passed a glorious 200 years is on the brink of almost terminal decline in Barak Valley for a number of reasons, including climate change and labour productivity.

This was stated by Sushil Kumar Singh, chairman of the Tea Association of India (TAI), Barak Valley branch in its 49th annual general meeting held in Silchar on Thursday.

"We also stand at the edge of uncertainty where the tea industry in the country, in Assam and more specifically in the Cachar region is on the brink of almost terminal decline," Singh said.

Singh said the current status of the tea Industry is on the one hand it is a matter of pride that the industry in Assam has completed 200 years of its glorious existen...