A stock of salt imported from India, as a solution to the current salt shortage, is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka tonight, Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security Wasantha Samarasinghe said.
A stock of 3,050 metric tons of salt is scheduled to be brought into the country tonight (21 May).
It is reported that this stock includes 250 metric tons of salt imported from the private sector and 2,800 metric tons of salt imported by the National Salt Company.
The country’s monthly salt requirement is 15,000 metric tons, and the annual requirement is 180,000 metric tons of salt.
Sri Lanka carries out its salt harvest in two seasons, Yala and Maha. The Yala season harvest is from mid-February to mid-April, and the Maha season harvest is from mid-June to mid-October.
However, due to heavy rains, the expected salt harvest was not achieved during the Yala and Maha seasons last year, prompting the importation of salt to meet the country’s needs. (Newswire)