Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Sri Lanka needs more investors for the salt manufacturing industry to avert future crises similar to what the industry faced this year, said Group Chairman, Raigam Group of Companies, Dr. Ravi Liyanage.
At a media briefing last week, to put things into perspective on the cause for the shortage of salt in the market, he said the salt crisis in the first half of 2025 was not created by any group or political party but due to loss of harvest for consecutive seasons triggered by prolonged rains in salt producing regions.
He said the situation evolved over three to four years and by end 2024 the situation worsened as buffers stocks diminished badly and the failure of Maha season that year and the Yala season this year.
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