Alok Kumar Bharti
Bhojpur, After the disclosure of the harm caused by drinking tea in plastic cups, now the trend of drinking tea in Kulhad is increasing rapidly. Till some time ago people used to drink tea in Kulhad as a hobby, but now shopkeepers have started selling tea in Kulhad itself. Customers have also started liking to drink tea in it. The best thing is that the sweet aroma of Kulhad enhances the taste of the tea even more. In Bhojpur district of Bihar, earlier 250-300 cups of kulhad tea were sold daily, but now about 30 thousand cups of kulhad tea are being sold here daily. People are reaching tea shops to sip tea.
Potter Dukhan Pandit said that the government has banned the use of cups made of single-use plastic. Because of this, the demand for Kulhad tea has increased rapidly. Keeping in view the demand of the customers, the shopkeepers are engaged in ensuring its availability. Due to this we have got Sanjivani. Earlier people used to ask for diyas and earthen utensils only on Diwali, but now they feed their families by making Kulhads and other utensils. Compared to plastic and paper glasses, people are now preferring to drink tea in Kulhad. Due to this, the business of making pottery of potters has once again come back on track.
80 rupees are given to a hundred shopkeepers
According to the community of potters who make earthen pots, it costs about Rs 3,500 to extract one trolley of soil from the pond, including labor and freight etc. On the other hand, the cost of making Kulhad and cooking it in the fire is different. The potter sells the kulhad to the shopkeeper at the cost of 80 paise. Dukhan Pandit told that earlier there used to be a selected shop in every block, where tea with kulhad was available. In these places now usually everyone demands tea in Kulhad only.
Raja, a tea shopkeeper based in Koilwar in the district, told that till a few years ago he used to give tea to the customers in plastic and paper cups, but for the past few years the demand for Kulhad tea has increased rapidly. That’s why now they sell tea in Kulhad only. He told that while he benefits from selling Kulhad tea, the potter community also benefits from it.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : December 22, 2022, 18:04 IST
