Assam: NETA to confer 'Lifetime Achievement Awards' to Apurba Kumar Barooah and Sagar Mehta

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GOLAGHAT: North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) is set to confer Lifetime Achievement Awards to two distinguished legendary personalities of Assam, Apurba Kumar Barooah and Sagar Mehta, in recognition of their extraordinary achievements, commitment and dedication to the tea industry and social fabric of Assam.

Chairman of NETA Ajay Dhandharia said in a press statement that the awards will be conferred on February 8 at Golaghat during ‘Chairman’s Dinner’ which is a biennial event of NETA. The event is expected to bring a good gathering of various stakeholders of the tea industry like tea producers, buyers, auctioneers, small tea growers, and tea scientists.

“NETA will confer lifetime achievement award to Apurba Kumar Barooah, the social statesman, for providing visionary leadership for the betterment of society,” said Ajay Dhandharia, Chairman NETA. Dhandharia also said, “NETA will confer lifetime achievement award to Sagar Mehta, the tea exemplar, for his exemplary contribution to the tea industry and the social fabric of Assam.” NETA, in the past, conferred the title of ‘Tea Doyen’ to Hemendra Prasad Barooah in 2017.

“NETA is honoured and privileged to confer lifetime achievement awards to two great personalities. Both of them have crossed 93 years of age. Their contributions shall continue to motivate generations to come and shall always be remembered with great honour and dignity,” said Bidyananda Barkakoty, Adviser NETA. Notably, NETA, established in 1981, has completed 43 glorious years of its service to the tea industry. NETA, headquartered at Golaghat, has 179 member tea companies spread over Assam, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh, representing made tea of more than 150 million kg in annual production, which equals to about 20% of Assam’s total production.

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