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Watch: Thoothukudi’s salt producers are facing an uncertain season

Sultry heat and humid winds — the perfect conditions to make salt . But in Tamil Nadu, salt producers are facing an uncertain season. In Thoothukudi, salt has long been a way of life. The district produces an average of 25 lakh tonnes of salt, with vast salt pans spread across Ve

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Watch: Thoothukudi’s salt producers are facing an uncertain seasonSultry heat and humid winds — the perfect conditions to make salt . But in Tamil Nadu, salt producers are facing an uncertain season. In Thoothukudi, salt has long been a way of life. The district produces an average of 25 lakh tonnes of salt, with vast salt pans spread across Ve
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