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PRODUCTION

APPL production upto end August 2014 at 139.39 lac kgs is 10.95 lac kgs less than the budget and 15.87 lac kgs less than previous year. The Dooars estates upto end August have produced 21.53 lac kgs, which is 0.95 % lower than budget. The Assam estates upto end August produced 117.86 lac kgs, which is 8.35 % lower than budget.

66.29 lac kgs of production from purchased green leaf upto end August is 12.01 % lower than budget but 14.61 % higher than last year.

INDUSTRY UPDATEIndia : More Moderate Monsoon rains and cropping remains good.China/Vietnam : Are seasonally normal with positive crop.Kenya : The cold spell is slowly drawing to a close. This forebodes for extra crop.Sri Lanka : Quite dry and windy but crops are holding up well.

PRODUCTION UPDATE

- North India crop is lower by 0.05 million (0.04%) in July against last year.

- The All India production for July 2014 is 162.09 million kgs. The All Indian cumulative loss for July is 10.87 million kgs (1.96%).

- The anticipated North India production for August 2014 will be around 138.00 million kgs (Tea Board figures yet to be released) whereby the All India crop during August 2014 will be around 153 million kgs. A decrease of around 2.00 million kgs.

PRICE UPDATE

- North India Auction average price for August 2014 was Rs. 148.62 against Rs. 142.36 last year.

- Upto August 2014, the North India Auction average is Rs. 159.75 against Rs. 148.48 for the same period last year.

- North India Auction averages are higher by Rs. 11.27 over last year.

- The North India CTC market for August 2014 rules at Rs. 7.94 higher over the same period last year. The orthodox market is approx Rs. 2.37 lower than last year.

WORLD TEA SCENARIO

World (excluding China) tea production during July 2014 is approx 235.00 million kgs. For the same period last year it was 218.1 million kgs. This translates to a increase of 16.90 million kgs harvested for the month.

Supply continues to outstrip demand for now. The current weak trend will persistKenya Prices decreasing…...CTCSri Lanka Increase in prices for …………………………….…………………..OrthodoxIndia Decrease in price levels for…..………………………..…………CTC Decrease in prices following quality for..……………………Orthodox

PEOPLE We welcome the following persons who joined APPL:Vikash Prasad – Assistant Manager, Kakajan on 1st August 2014Arunjyoti Das – Assistant Manager, Rungamuttee on 1st August 2014Biswajit Debnath - Assistant Manager, Teok on 1st August 2014Sanjib Das – Site Engineer, Majuli on 1st August 2014Mayuruddin Ahmed – Site Engineer, Hattigor on 6th August 2014Ms Monisha Gogoi – Site Engineer, Hathikuli on 11th August 2014Dr Deven Khandait – Medical Officer, Nahortoli on 12th August 2014Dr Parash Protim Kataki - Anaesthetist, RHRC, Chubwa on 8th September 2014

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Farewell for Mr Deepak AtalMr Deepak Atal retired from APPL on 31stJuly 2014 after nearly 4 years as MD of APPL.

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Mr Atal taking us down memory lane after 40 years in Tea

A Cliff Richard song by Mr Deepak Atal

The Chairman APPL - Mr Ranjit Barthakur Visits APPL Estates in Assam and Dooars

APPL Chairman, Mr. Ranjit Barthakur completed his visit of all the 25 gardens in Assam and Dooars between August and 15th September.

Apart from reviewing business operations, his focus was on the areas of healthcare, education, living conditions and other social issues of the

garden workers and staff, and the environmental challenges being faced. Exhaustive visits were made to workers and staff houses, garden

hospitals, schools, crèches, recreation clubs, factories and plantation areas . In addition, he also met with each and every member of the

management teams and doctors and their families during the course of his visit

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The Chairman Mr Ranjit Barthakur with estate staff and workers who attended the AGM

AGM of APPL at Kolkata

AGM, Kolkata

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Amos Pariat, Pichino Chaudhuri and DD Joshi releasing pigeons before the start of the match between Teok and Kakajan

Soccer fever @ APPL A few Photos from the inter-estate matches

Inter-Estate Football match between Sagmootea and Nonoi Tea Estate

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The APPL Upper Assam team which lost to MRIL in the MRIL cup

Semi-Finals

Mr Arvind Kapoor inaugurating the match between Borjan and Lattakoojan

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Mr Anup Mehra, Mr Kumbhakar, Mr Manoj Gogoi and Mr Sanjay Singh at th match between Nonoi and Sagmootea

Achabam adolescent girls club KHUSBOO along with Dr Pollock Gogoi

News from the estatesAchabam

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Head clerk, welcoming the Chariman with Korai

Ms. Nandita Kandal (daughter of our MD) visited Creche

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Mr Ranjit Barthakur and Mr Sanjeev Verma talking to the staff at Powai

The Chairman observing the new Ochai mechanized harvesting machines from Japan

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Mr Suneel Sikand along with Professor (Dr) Jianchu Xu of Kunming Institute of Botany, China, had visited to find species of Wild Tea

Bushes planted by the Singhpo Tribe in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

Mr Prabir Banerjea : COO –Agri –Business talking to Mr Prakssh Javadekarthe Union Environment Minister during his visit to Kaziranga National Park. The meeting was also attended by members of The Hathikuli Union and Employees Council Members.

Hatikulhi Estate

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A photo of the newly renovated Crèche at Hathikuli

Referral Hospital and Research Centre Chubwa

Dr Arun Sarman giving a potted Pepper plant to the RHRC Matron Mrs Christina Borah

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Mr Ranjit Barthakur and Mr Suneel Sikand being welcomed at Diffloo by the Manager, Mr Sanjay Sharma

Diffloo

Nonoi Estate

Fish Farmers day being Celebrated at Nonoi Tea Estate –Mr Sparsh Chadha, Assistant Manager giving a talk alongside Dr M Ayub

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Mr Zakir Hussain and Mr Jayanta Sharma won the Tingrai Club IDB golf Tournament. Zakir also won the Jasmer Singh Cup. The Prizes

were given away by Mr Ajay Shukla – President UAGA.

The Pepper Mitra discovered a Jungle PAN like vine at Sagmooteawhich resembles pepper vines

APPL golfheroes

DISCOVERY !

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The Sign on the National Highway for the Batabari Kiosk

Photos of the New Kiosk Inaugurated at Batabari Estate

The opening Ceremony

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Mrs Debolina Dutta, Mrs Devika Borah and Mrs Chumki Bhattacharya

Cutting the Ribbon by Mr Suneel Sikand - COO

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Press Statement by the MD – Mr Jagjeet Kandal

Front view of the KIOSK

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Mr Daljeet Singh Giving the Inauguration Speech

The First Customer of the New Kiosk

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CSR Activities by APPL

Solidaridad, an international development organization in collaboration with Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited

(APPL) has conducted a set of 4 medical camps for workers and their families in closed tea gardens of West Bengal in

the vicinity of APPL gardens. Both the organisations are working on sustainable development of the tea industry in India

and are concerned by several reports in media about hardship faced by workers in the closed tea gardens.

This initiative focused on addressing immediate medical needs of the population, to augment the role played by the

Government and the Tea Board of India. The medical camps will initially be organized in the Red Bank, Dharinpur and

Surendra Nagar tea gardens in 2 phases and would benefit the affected population of 6000 people in the vicinity.

The schedule of the medical camps already held and for the next phase is as follows:

Date Garden

11.09.2014 Red Bank

16.09.2014 Dharinapur

18.09.2014 Surendra Nagar

16.10.2014 Red Bank

30.10.2014 Dharinapur

13.11.2014 Surendra Nagar

In the 1st phase the total turnout as per registration was 1228 patients including children and pregnant ladies. Apart

from medication, children upto the age of 6 years were provided Nestogen, Biscuits and Chocolates.

As per the feedback received from the closed garden committee members , the camps were a great success and they

were very satisfied with the medical attention , treatment and medicines provided on site.

The camps were conducted by the medical team from all the 4 APPL Dooars gardens consisting of Dr Phangcho and his

team from Rungamuttee , Dr. Kundu and CHV of Noweranuddy, paramedical team of Batabari and the whole camp was

coordinated by Dr D Sengupta and his team including 1 welfare officer from Dam Dim. Messers Saroj and Circar from

Solidaridad were also present at the camps. The management team of the 4 APPL gardens arranged for the logisitics

and were actively involved with the local administration in arranging the camps.

The camp was assisted by representatives of Health & ICDS departments, and visits were also made by the Head of ICDS

and BMOH.

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Medical Camp at Red Bank Tea Estate Hospital

Medical Camp at Dharanipur Tea Estate

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The Medical Team at Work

Personalized Attention to all the Patients

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The Nursing Staff Distributing Free Medicine

The APPL Medical team after the camp

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The APPL Dooars estate management team which came to the camp to arrange logistics and Give moral Support to the medical Team

Best Wishesfor a Happy and Prosperous Durga Puja, Dussherra, Eid and Diwali !

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