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Women SHGs running saltpans at Marakkanam
A.V.Ragunathan
VILLUPURAM: In the wake of the tsunami the women of Marakkanam town panchayat have got a new beginning.
The tidal waves wiped out their frugal livelihood but thanks to the Tsunami Emergency Assistance Project (TEAP) they have now become the owners of saltpans.
They have now formed two self-help groups — Sri Mariammal Uzhaikkum Magalir Sangham and People Development Centre Uzhaikkum Magalir Sangham. Valarmathi and Rani, animators of the SHGs, told The Hindu that earlier they were doing odd jobs either in farms or in saltpans for a daily wage of Rs 25-35. But with TEAP assistance — Rs 2.46 lakh given to each SHG with a subsidy component of Rs 1.23 lakh and bank loan of Rs 1.23 lakh — their standard of living had started looking up.
On an average the Mariammal SHG was producing 695 bags (75 kg each) of salt a week, and each bag was being sold at a price band of Rs 150 to Rs 200.
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