-failure and financial loss due to disturbance in the procurement cycle. failure has become normal at some centres. Traders are forced to wait the entire day for the link to get restored. This creates uncertainty of supply and, thereby, escalates prices,” said a trader based in Kolkata. failure at least three-four times a year,” said a trader from Guwahati. failures were mainly caused by infrastructure limitations. “We are replacing broadband internet connections with dual leased-line connections. This will be implemented by the end of October and we expect that would overcome the link-failure issues. However, it is the responsibility of the respective e-auction centers to comply with the infrastructure requirement of the mechanism,” said the Board official.
Source: business-standard.com/india/news/tea-board-for-pan-india-access-to-e-auction/489169/
