Sri Lanka, May 22 -- The government's efforts to resolve the salt crisis is running into a muddle with importers citing concerns that sufficient stocks cannot be imported within the stipulated time, particularly due to non-availability stocks in the southern part of India which is the closest market for Sri Lanka at the moment.

A spokesman for the Essential Commodities Importers' and Traders' Association told Daily Mirror that there are around 20 more days for them to bring stocks into the country, and it was not a timeframe sufficient enough to import the required amount of salt, both non-iodized and edible.

A gazette notification has been issued permitting the importation of salt into Sri Lanka without the need for an import license ...