Madurai, SEPT. 30:

A.R.A.S. Dhanabalan, President, Tuticorin Small-Scale Salt Manufacturers Association, has made a plea re-vitalise the salt industry and to include it as part of the agriculture sector.

Speaking in Tuticorin, he urged initiatives in this regard, so that the industry could enjoy the benefits of subsidy schemes on par with the agriculture.

Both agriculture and salt industry are dependent on water and it is high time that salt manufacturing is included in agriculture.

In the US , salt production is part of agriculture sector, he pointed out. Salt is manufactured on 30,000 acres in Tuticorin and 60 per cent is meant for edible purpose and the rest for industrial uses.

source: http://www.TheHinduBusinessLine.com / Home> Industry & Economy/ our Correspondent / Madurai, September 30th, 2012