Sri Lanka’s state-run salt firm to double production with planned 1,000-acre PPP

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s state-owned National Salt Limited is in the process of doubling its production capacity by boosting the land area of Northern Saltern in Elephant Pass via a Public Private Partnership (PPP) project, a top official said. The move comes after sudden scarcity in the local salt production forced the government to import salt and the public had to pay a higher price. National Salt Limited (NSL) has its major production facilities at Mannar and Elephant Pass in the Northern Province at present In terms of production, the Mannar saltern produces about 5,500 metric tons (MT) of raw…

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