Articles tagged under: Salt

Salt-pan workers in small Rann of Kutch using solar energy, region becomes pollution free

June 03, 2022
Salt-pan workers in small Rann of Kutch using solar energy, region becomes pollution free

Kutch: Of the total salt production in India, nearly 70% is produced in Gujarat. Despite this, the salt pan workers of Gujarat were leading the lifestyle of the 18th century. However, the life of salt-pan workers extracting salt in the small Rann of Kutch of has been meaningfully transformed with the region becoming pollution-free after adopting solar energy in a big way. The salt-pan workers of the small Rann have started extracting salt using solar energy. Of the 2,200 salt-pan workers of t...Read More

The wall in Morbi salt company that collapsed in killed 12 was constructed poorly; 6 arrested

May 21, 2022

Morbi: The police nabbed 6 accused partners and managers of the salt factory of Halvad GIDC in the case of death of 12 labourers due to the collapse of a wall in the factory. The accused partners and managers of Sagar Chem and Food Salt in Halvad GIDC had allegedly built a high wall without filling the base and beam columns. They allegedly stacked the salt sacks higher than the wall's height besides the wall despite knowing that the wall was weak, which led to the collapse of the wall. It re...Read More

Halvad salt processing unit to be closed after yesterday’s disaster

May 19, 2022
Halvad salt processing unit to be closed after yesterday’s disaster

Halvad: The Factory Safety Office has found hat that the salt packing unit at Halvad, where 12 laborers lost their lives due to the wall collapse, was operating without a proper factory licence because of which the power supply of the unit in question was promptly cut, a notice to close down the factory was issued and directions have been issued to initiate punitive action against the owners. A primary report prepared by the factory inspector in light of yesterday’s disaster mentions that S...Read More

12 laborers die as wall collapses in salt manufacturing unit at Morbi

May 18, 2022
12 laborers die as wall collapses in salt manufacturing unit at Morbi

Morbi: 12 laborers are dead due to the collapse of the wall in salt manufacturing unit in Morbi district of Gujarat. Morbi MLA and minister Brijesh Merja confirmed that 12 laborers were dead in this incident which took place in Sagar Salt company at Halvad based industrial estate of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC). Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the tragedy in Morbi. The injured would be given Rs. 5...Read More