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The Government has taken steps to open tenders for the import of 30,000 tons of salt from today.
The import of salt will take place under two phases, where 20,000 tons of salt will be imported under the first phase and 10,000 tons will be imported thereafter.
The tenders will be opened for the import of 20,000 tons of salt today.
Imported salt will be distributed under the supervision of the Ministry of Industries and the imported salt will only be utilised for industrial purposes.
On 19 December the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the import of up to 30,000 metric tonnes of non-iodised salt by the State Trading Corporation to address the ongoing salt shortage in the market.
The salt production companies had submitted reports indicating a 40% drop in output over the past two years, citing adverse weather conditions as the primary cause. It was reported that the decline has already impacted the availability of salt locally.
