Anand: Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah here today hailed the initiative of start of salt manufacturing cooperative in Gujarat. Shah was speaking at a function to mark 4 years of Ministry of Cooperation. He also inaugurated several initiatives of Amul. Shah said - 'only one thing was left in cooperatives and it was salt production and today Humbalbhai has completed that. Now salt manufacturing profit will go to Gujarat's Agariyas (Salt farmers).' Shah was so excited about this initiative ...Read More

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

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

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