Salt Pans

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Harvesting salt is a way of life for thousands of Gujarati villagers in western India, and it’s hard work in difficult conditions. As Meara Sharma reports, landowners and middlemen make a handsome profit from salt, but not the villagers who toil in the burning sun.

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