THE FUSE

Every year, temperatures across India rise to dangerous levels during the summer season. But few places are as unforgiving as the massive salt pans in Gujarat, where thousands of laborers work under relentless sunlight surrounded by endless white salt fields. There are no trees for shade, no fans for relief, and often no reliable cooling systems nearby. For many families, surviving the India salt pan's extreme heat has become a daily struggle tied directly to poverty, labor, and climate change.