Land of salt
Little Rann of Kutch, India
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White salt coats the ground, forming an eerie, glittering pool in the midst of a dry landscape.
India is the world's third largest producer of salt, and saltpans here in Little Rann of Kutch, in the state of Gujarat, begin pumping out sub-soil brine water at the end of the mosoon season every year to make the crystalline substance.
Salt coats a labourer's feet.
A woman works on the salt pan.
A fellow labourer works in the area.
A labourer balances salt on his head.
Dry soil is seen beside a salt pan.
Workers collect the substance.
A labourer works on a salt pan.
A woman, who also works at the salt pan, covers her face beside a solar panel outside a shelter.
