July 20, 2026, 8:40 p.m.

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The workers in India's salt fields endure extremely high temperatures during the summer.

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In the western Indian state of Gujarat, as many as 50,000 workers endure the scorching heat and work on remote salt fields for an entire eight months. There is no electricity there, and drinking water and other daily supplies are delivered by water tankers every 25 days. Every summer, this area faces severe heat waves, with temperatures often exceeding 45 degrees Celsius and sometimes reaching as high as 48 degrees. It is precisely this dry and hot environment that makes this desert an ideal salt-producing area, but it also makes the lives of the salt field workers there extremely difficult.

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