Watch | Tea Workers' Protests Intensify in Assam as Govt Clears Land for Airport

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Description: The Assam government has removed an estimated 30 lakh tea plants from Doloo tea estate in Silchar.

The Assam government has removed an estimated 30 lakh tea plants from Doloo tea estate in Silchar.

Sumedha Pal

The Assam government has removed an estimated 30 lakh tea plants from Doloo tea estate in Silchar.

watch tea workers protests intensify in assam as govt clears land for airport

Police deployed in Silchar’s Doloo Tea Estate, Assam, on May 11 to clear land for a green field airport. Photo: Special arrangement.

In a bid to create a new airport, the Assam government has removed an estimated 30 lakh tea plants from Doloo tea estate, adversely affecting the livelihood of close to 1,900 workers.

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