Overview

• Mamata Banerjee accuses Nepal of exporting untaxed, low-grade tea to West Bengal, undermining the quality and brand of Darjeeling tea.
• The Chief Minister has directed the Chief Secretary to write to the Centre and Tea Board, demanding equal tariff treatment and stricter border surveillance.
• Banerjee proposes installing monitoring machinery at the Bengal–Nepal border to ensure quality control of imported tea.
• She highlights the stalled release of ₹1,064 crore in central funds for river erosion control in Malda, where 1,800 hectares of land have been lost.
• West Bengal has spent ₹466 crore on erosion mitigation projects and continues to press the Union government for financial support.