A worker harvests salt at Thoothukudi in India's Tamil Nadu state on September 10, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows workers harvesting salt at Thoothukudi in India's Tamil Nadu state on September 10, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows workers harvesting salt at Thoothukudi in India's Tamil Nadu state on September 10, 2026. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman works at a salt pan in Thoothukudi, India's Tamil Nadu state on September 10, 2026. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers harvest salt at Thoothukudi in India's Tamil Nadu state on September 10, 2026. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers harvest salt at Thoothukudi in India's Tamil Nadu state on September 10, 2026. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers harvest salt at Thoothukudi in India's Tamil Nadu state on September 10, 2026. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

People work at a salt pan in Thoothukudi, India's Tamil Nadu state on September 10, 2026. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)