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Tea plantation pockets in the Nilgiris, the largest tea growing district in the South, received a spell of sharp showers on Wednesday night.
A rainfall of 64.2 millimetres was recorded in Coonoor for the 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Thursday. The bulk of the shower came for two hours from 8.45 pm.
The rains will benefit tea plantations in and around Coonoor, Kundah and Kil Kotagiri. Soil moisture level has risen.
According to the United Planters' Association of Southern India's Tea Research Foundation, incidence of red spider mite has been noticed in all agro-climatic zones of the Nilgiris.
“Red spider mite was causing concern to us. We received 20 mm rainfall on Wednesday night. The present rain is helpful to lower this incidence as it brings down the temperature. However, follow-up showers are needed,” Mr Ramesh Bhojarajan, grower in Kil Kotagiri, told Business Line .
He said the showers would help the crop to rise in May. “This time, we were not feeling much impact of frost, because there had been scattered rainfall during the past one week. Summer showers can help to reduce the heat and augment tea production,” he added.
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