At the Core of it...

Last week, I visited the Salt Works at Mithapur, which basically feed the TCL Mithapur plant. The major products of this facility are Soda Ash (Sodium Carbonate) and Edible Salt (Desh ka Namak!), alongside cement, chloro-caustics etc. However, the flagship products are dependent largely on one resource- Salty Sea Water.

And so, massive pumps send forth thousands of gallons of sea water across 40 km of almost desolate land, through invisible, underground pipes. But, just pumping it through won't do- indeed, it must be concentrated and loads of water vaporized off. Therefore, giant crystallizers- think of lakes- abound, where this water is routed and where natural evaporation is called upon to do the needful.

Which is just brilliant, because it wouldn't be viable any other way.
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