Salt shortage crisis: Producers warned Govt. as early as last October

President of the Salt Producers’ Association, Ganaka Amarasinghe says that the producers warned top the government of ongoing salt shortage crisis last October.

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Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute in Colombo, Amarasinghe, who also serves as Senior Director at Wayamba Saltern under the Raigam Group of Companies, said that salt producers had alerted the government of the impending shortage in October last year, highlighting that the production of salt is carried out in two seasons: Yala (February to April) and Maha (May to October).

Due to excessive rainfall, the Maha season production failed to meet demand, leaving the country with insufficient buffer stocks. “We knew that at least 30,000 metric tons (MT) of salt would need to be imported,” Amarasinghe said.