Sprawled beside the Eastern Express Highway, one of the busiest highways in Mumbai connecting CST to Thane, lies the salt pans or the salt flats, running for about 8 kms. These are the lowest points in mumbai and a buffer between the city and the sea. These are mangrove areas.They act as sponges during the rain to prevent flooding. The salty sea water is allowed to dry from September after the monsoon ends. Workers spend about seven months in a year pounding the damp fields where sea water crystallizes into white unrefined salt. Salt takes form between January and March under conducive weather conditions, when it is collected. Happy salting!
