Gujarat is the largest producer of salt in India because

Q. Gujarat is the largest producer of salt in India because

A. It has extensive dry coast
B. Its coastal waters are very saline
C. Besides producing salt from saline water, it has reserves of rock salt
D. It has extensive shallow seas

Answer: It has extensive dry coast

India is the third largest producer of salt in the world behind China and the USA, Major salt producing states of India are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha.

The state of Gujarat accounts for 77% of the salt produced in the country. Some of the areas in the state where the salt industry is thriving are Kutch, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Anand, Valsad, Patan, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Surendranagar, Bharuch, Navsari and Banasaktha districts.

Tamil Nadu is second largest producers of salt in India after Gujarat. The state contributes 12 percent, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, Nagapattinam, Viluppuram and Kancheepuram are the major salt produced districts.

Rajasthan is third largest salt producing State in India and contributes 8 percent of salt production. Sambhar Salt Lake is the source of most of Rajasthan’s salt and India’s largest saline lake as well as a recognized wetland of international importance.

Maharashtra is one of the four leading salt producers states of India. Salt manufactured by solar evaporation of seawater around the coast of Maharashtra.