stop drinking tea Revive a river
A simple solution yet may sound ridiculous to many lovers of Tea. Yes Tea gives you a refreshing, rejuvenating feeling but Tea estates on Hills are the reason for fall in Rain fall across many states. Reason is simple. Before British arrived in India, Nilgiris Mountains in western ghats used to receive highest rainfall even higher than the most wettest place on Earth, Chirapunji in Meghalaya. Today the Coimbatore district at the foot hills of Nilgiris is reeling under severe water scarcity. Same case with Darjeeling and many Assam (Asom) tea estates. Very recently there are reports coming from Sri Lanka that there is a concern in food shortage. Reason Ceylon Tea is world famous and exported world wide. But continuous exploitation of Hills for Tea has caused severe reduction in Rainfall in the Island country. British, to destroy the Chinese economy , then a Tea Monopoly, introduced Tea cultivation in many parts of Asia. Japanese Tea Culture may be the root cause of repeated Tsunam...