Dossier
Marakkanam
Coverage of Marakkanam in the Nexus archive.
- Living by the sun, losing to the rain: life in Marakkanam’s salt pans in T.N.
For salt pan workers in Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu, weather dictates their livelihood: hot days enable earnings but strain their health, while rain provides respite at the cost of lost wages. Climate change is making their occupation increasingly unstable, and government support remains limited.