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Jalpaiguri, Sep 5: Now planters don’t have to worry about dry spells which make them suffer huge losses.

According to sources, the Tea Research Association (TRA) is in the process of creating tea clones that can survive adverse dry conditions.

Though, the Darjeeling Hills and the Terai areas get adequate rainfall, it is scarce in other belts like the Dooars and the lower Assam belt. This, in turn, affects the production adversely.

The new drought-resistant variety will help tea planters reduce their losses in long dry-spells. A new variety is also planned to improve the quality of the tea.

The TRA has already developed 30 tea clones through intensive research. The two new clones, named TR-31 and TR-32, will be released this year.