The Agariya people brave harsh conditions producing most of India’s salt, but live in poverty and illness as a result.
![Work in the fields start in early October, when salt farmers begin the embankment process in the salt flats, still submerged with monsoon water. [Ajay Dhamecha/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/a1584fe135de4c61ac5dac4e53d980e5_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The Agariya people brave harsh conditions producing most of India’s salt, but live in poverty and illness as a result.
Kashmir’s inherent beauty remains undiminished despite years of conflict that has swept the region.