Individual producers in Lindi Municipality extract salt from sea water and also mine salt. The type of salt that is produced is sodium chloride (NaCl). The production area is Machore which is about 3.5 km from town centre covering an area of about 100Ha. The salt produced is sold in Lindi and other regions in Tanzania.
Impacts of Salt mining to the Environment
Salt mining causes the general destruction of mangrove trees during the clearance of areas for salt extraction.
Initiatives taken to combat the destruction
After clearing area for salt extraction they plant mangrove trees which act as a buffer between salt farm and ocean.
Problem facing salt mining
Municipal Director
Anuani ya Posta: 1070 Lindi
Simu: +255232202164
Simu ya mkononi: +255717469888
Barua Pepe: info@lindimc.go.tz
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