Factories struggle to process freshly plucked leaves during peak season as growers face rising costs

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Mintu Deshwara

Tea leaf processing machines lie idle at a factory in Moulvibazar, Sylhet, amid prolonged daily power outages. Growers say the disruptions are wasting thousands of kilogrammes of tea leaves, damaging equipment and forcing factories to rely on costly diesel generators. The photo was taken recently. PHOTO: Mintu Deshwara