Thoothukudi wraps up salt season with over 17 lakh tonnes of production, higher than last year

Thoothukudi salt production season ends with record-breaking 17 lakh tonnes, providing employment to 50,000 workers.
The New Indian Express

Mullakadu salt pan owners oppose shipyard project

THOOTHUKUDI: More than 1,500 salt pan owners and workers staged an agitation along Thoothukudi-Tiruchendur Road in Muthaiapuram on Thursday, condemning the move to retake possession of government land ...
The New Indian Express

Shipyard plan threatens Mullakadu salt business

THOOTHUKUDI: Salt pan owners and labourers in Mullakadu have planned to stage an agitation against the recently proposed centre’s shipbuilding yard, saying the project might potentially wipe out the ...
The Hindu

Thoothukudi salt pan workers await basic amenities and welfare board implementation

One of the serious issues that has been lingering for years in Thoothukudi is the demand of the salt pan labourers for basic facilities such as clean drinking water and toilet facilities at their work ...