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October
22, 2000
Moulavibazar,
Oct 21 (UNB) – Wanton felling of ‘shade trees’ of the tea
gardens poses a serious threat to tea production in 33 tea gardens of
the district.
According
garden sources, an organised gang of timber smugglers is engaged in
cutting the shade trees and other valuable trees from the tea gardens
of Longla, Hajipur, Tarapasha, Hingazia, Holychhara, Muroichhara,
Gazipur, Dildarpur, Ratna, Hajinagar and Sagarnal areas.
Experts
said presence of shade trees is mandatory in the tea gardens for the
proper sprouting of leaves. Tea production decreased substantially in
recent years following unscrupulous felling of shade trees depriving
the government from huge foreign exchange.
Apart
from reduction in tea production, the continuos felling of trees is
causing ecological imbalance.
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