Heavy inflow of ‘green gold’ despite corona crisis
   Date :05-Jul-2020

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Staff Reporter ;
 
Raipur,
 
Tendupatta collectors earn income of nearly Rs 389 crore 
 
Corona crisis may have affected nation’s economy, but it has rained ‘green gold’ in the forests of Chhattisgarh during this time. Even during lockdown, tendupatta collection went on in full swing. In the current season, 9 lakh 72 thousand 697 standard sacks of tendupatta have been collected against the target of 16 lakh 71 thousand standard sacks.
 
This way 58% of the target has been achieved and tendupatta collectors have earned Rs 389 crore as income so far. As State Government hiked tendupatta collection rates to Rs 4000 per standard sack, collection work in this season was conducted with great enthusiasm. It is noteworthy that tendupatta found in Chhattisgarh is considered to be of the best quality in the country. State Government has directed officials concerned to ensure timely payment to all the tendupatta collection workers in the internal areas. Places, where transferring funds through banks is not possible, the workers should be paid in cash.
 
According to the information received from Chhattisgarh State Small Forest Produce Cooperative Union, 81,998 standard sacks of tendu leaves have been collected in the district union Bijapur so far. Similarly, 41,083 bags in Sukma, 3,611 bags in Dantewada and 11,819 standard bags in Jagdalpur. 11,485 bags in Kondagaon, 16,654 standard bags in Keshkal, 12,664 bags in Narayanpur, 82,126 standard bags in East Bhanupratappur, 67, 743 bags in West Bhanupratappur and 28,643 bags of tendupatta have been collected in Kanker. Likewise, 59,590 sacks have been collected in Rajnandgaon district, 28,409 bags in Khairagarh, 16, 298 bags in Balod and 20, 292 bags in Kawardha have been collected. 19,013 standard bags in Dhamtari, 58,428 bags in Gariaband, 51,856 standard bags in Mahasamund, 13, 641 bags in Balodabazar, 14,020 bags in District Union Bilaspur, 11, 526 bags in Marwahi, 3, 445 standard bags in Janjgir-Champa, 26, 986 bags in Raigarh, 54, 284 bags in Dharamajigarh, 33, 459 bags in Korba. 36, 424 standard bags of tendu leaves have been collected in Bora and Katghora. Besides, collection of 15, 350 standard bags in Jashpurnagar, 25,324 bags in Manendragarh, 21,145 bags in Korea, 19,079 bags in Surguja, 49,892 in Balrampur and 36,395 standard bags in Surajpur. Have been done.