• S.PRADEEP KUMAR

Environmental issue is a common phenomenon in the present day which is mainly triggered by the manmade factors especially using of fossil fuels on a large scale, deforestation, pollution, etc. But, there are certain factors responsible for the burning fossil fuels and deforestation which are rarely noted. One such factor contributing to it is the growth of the plantation sector which requires clearance of huge forest land and usage of firewood on large scale for its processing especially in the case of tea. The habit of consuming tea as a refreshing drink becomes common among the people in India after 18th century. Tea is consumed in different forms, but production and processing of tea pass through a list of factors that causes environmental issues. The paper tries to explain the various environmental issues that have emerged due to the establishment of tea plantations. It starts from clearing land for planting the saplings till the processing of tea in the factories. Establishment of plantation requires clearance of large forest land. Crop protection of the plantation requires usage of huge quantity of fertilizers, pesticides, weedicides, growth nutrients and fungicides. Processing requires huge quantity of firewood supplied by felling down of trees in forest land. All these processes involved in tea production contribute to a lot of degradation of the natural environment.

Environmental issue is a common phenomenon in the present day which is mainly triggered by the manmade factors especially using of fossil fuels on a large scale, deforestation, pollution, etc. But, there are certain factors responsible for the burning fossil fuels and deforestation which are rarely noted. One such factor contributing to it is the growth of the plantation sector which requires clearance of huge forest land and usage of firewood on large scale for its processing especially in the case of tea. The habit of consuming tea as a refreshing drink becomes common among the people in India after 18th century. Tea is consumed in different forms, but production and processing of tea pass through a list of factors that causes environmental issues. The paper tries to explain the various environmental issues that have emerged due to the establishment of tea plantations. It starts from clearing land for planting the saplings till the processing of tea in the factories. Establishment of plantation requires clearance of large forest land. Crop protection of the plantation requires usage of huge quantity of fertilizers, pesticides, weedicides, growth nutrients and fungicides. Processing requires huge quantity of firewood supplied by felling down of trees in forest land. All these processes involved in tea production contribute to a lot of degradation of the natural environment.

"ENVIRONMENTAL ABASEMENTS TRIGGERED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TEA PLANTATIONS AND ITS PROCESSING UNITS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.177-181, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRX006035.pdf

"ENVIRONMENTAL ABASEMENTS TRIGGERED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TEA PLANTATIONS AND ITS PROCESSING UNITS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp177-181, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRX006035.pdf