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View of a Salt pond in Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat. Kutch contributes to over 60% of Gujarat’s Salt production which is largely exported to countries like Bangladesh and Korea. The Kutch is very famous for its unique salt-pans where salt is harvested by local tribes. Salt in India was the biggest source of revenue for centuries. The production of sea salt was not a major activity in India earlier as the technique of deriving salt from sea water had not developed in India as the sea water had less density of only 4.5 Be. Kutch starts with an initial density of 14 Be in winter and goes up to 18 Be in summer. It was this inland salt that brought in revenue. India was the largest salt producer in the world in the past and Kharagodha was then the very hub of the salt industry in India. The revenue
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