Came across this article on Gujarat recently: Bleak future for traditional salt It says, "In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi turned salt into a powerful symbol of freedom for Indians. In Independent India, the traditional salt pan workers of Gujarat say they are living like slaves, thanks to the government’s negligence and privatisation policies." http://infochangeindia.org/Livelihoods/Salt-pains/Bleak-future-for-traditional-salt.html
And this is what I read about the situation in Goa... amazing: >From a net exporter of salt, Goa today has turned into a net importer as the traditional salt industry is now on the verge of collapse. During earlier times, salt from Goa was exported to Thailand, Burma and even African countries, while in 1855 Goa dominated Asian market as regards to the salt export. In 1964-65, 200 salt pans were operational in Goa, in 13 villages of four talukas of Pernem, Bardez, Tiswadi and Salcete, which produces around 25,000 metric tones of salt annually and by 2002, the number came down to around 16. http://goaenvis.nic.in/saltpans.htm -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/people/Frederick-Noronha/502514643 "Always drink upstream from the herd." - Will Rogers
