migrant workers
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Spread over 2,200 hectares of land in Mumbai’s suburbs, salt …
Each salt pan produces more than 500 tonnes of salt every year. …
Due to high reflectivity of the salt piles, the labourers mostly …
The salt pans are a source of livelihood for more than 2,000 …
The labourers are paid around Rs 125 a day and many of them are …
Vitthal, seen in this picture, hails from a poor village in …
Dhaniya, another young migrant worker from Bihar, is seen …
The salt workers live in temporary dwellings, primarily made of …
Vasiya, 57, is popular among his fellowmen for playing melodious …
migrant workers
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Spread over 2,200 hectares of land in Mumbai’s suburbs, salt pans (flat expanses of grounds covered with salt and other minerals), surrounded by thick mangrove trees are the city’s last defence against ocean flooding as they act as natural buffers again
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migrant workers
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Each salt pan produces more than 500 tonnes of salt every year. But with land becoming dearer in Mumbai, the place occupied by these salt pans is being eyed by Mumbai’s real estate agents
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Due to high reflectivity of the salt piles, the labourers mostly work during early morning and late evening hours
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The salt pans are a source of livelihood for more than 2,000 migrant labourers who come from different parts of the country
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The labourers are paid around Rs 125 a day and many of them are not paid for weeks on end
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Vitthal, seen in this picture, hails from a poor village in Maharashtra. Lack of employment opportunities in his hometown forced him to migrate to Mumbai
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Dhaniya, another young migrant worker from Bihar, is seen preparing lunch for his kinsmen
Chinky Shukla ,
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Mumbai ,
Mumbai ,
Salt Industry ,
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salt lands ,
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migrant workers
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The salt workers live in temporary dwellings, primarily made of bamboo and hay. There is shortage of drinking water, shelter, power supply and facilities like gumboots, sunglasses, tools and healthcare
Chinky Shukla ,
Maharashtra ,
migrant workers ,
Mumbai ,
Mumbai ,
Salt Industry ,
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Vasiya, 57, is popular among his fellowmen for playing melodious tunes on his flute. He has been working in the pans for the past eleven years
Chinky Shukla ,
Maharashtra ,
migrant workers ,
Mumbai ,
Mumbai ,
Salt Industry ,
Salt Industry ,
salt lands ,
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DVD NO. Mdvddp037