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    The salt is locally known as Badagara, simply meaning Bada (big) Agara (pan). This inland salt in large-grain crystal is different from the marine salt produced in the coastal regions. Figures are sketchy buy it's though the Little Rann itself produces over 30% of India's salt and the state of Gujarat as a whole amounts to around 70%. by: gavin_burnett Views[1051] Most of the Agariyas have little or no education and come from the impoverished Koli and Chuvaliya Koli tribes. Salt workers die young, they have a low life expectancy of 50-60. There is a saying in the Rann Ill Equipped workers (Agariyas) come from surrounding areas or move to the the Little Rann as labourers for the season, working in one of the harshest environments imaginable. A few have gumboots but most were were working in poor footwear, some in flip flops, some just barefoot with cracks and cuts on their feet. It's hot, heavy, hard work. Many Agariyas suffer with ill health, skin lesions, breathing problems and blindness. by: gavin_burnett Views[592] The salt is produced in a series of manual chores that have remained the same for centuries. Once the salt crystals have formed and the water evaporated it is raked into mounds in the pans. The workers move the salt by hand throwing it into much larger piles for collection by the trucks. A full dish was weighing about 25kg. by: gavin_burnett Views[1251] Saltpan workers of the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujurat, India We arrived in the hottest part of the dry season and all the surface water had gone in the months previous, briny water is pumped from underground water deposits. The saline water is 10 times saltier than sea water. It is pumped into the huge salt pans carved into the desert floor and is harvested on an industrial scale. Raked continually to separate, allow evaporation and to encourage formation of the salt crystals. by: gavin_burnett Views[734]
     

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    As a designer I have always had an interest in photography, the first camera I bought was a fully manual slr with a 50mm prime lens. I was hooked. Fast forward to 2007, I took a gap year around the world. My creative outlet was to document the people ... Read more >
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