Relief for salt pan workers during rainy season sought

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The State government should extend a relief of Rs. 5,000 each to salt pan workers, who did not get any work during rainy season, M. Krishnamurthy, district coordinator, Unorganised Workers Federation, Thoothukudi, said here on Monday. Heading the members of the Federation, who staged an attention-seeking demonstration at the Collectorate here, Mr. Krishnamurthy said normally around 50,000 workers were engaged in salt pans spread over 22,000 acres across the district.