Solukhumbu. In Solukhumbu, the consumption of iodized salt which is being distributed at subsidized rates has increased. The salt that is being provided by Salt Trading Corporation Limited at Rs 9 per packet has been sold for more than Rs 72 lakh in the last financial year.

Salt is being distributed to the district residents at subsidized rates through Salleri Depot and Laligurans Women's Cooperative Society located in Sotang. Shyam Prasad Shah, head of Salt Trading Corporation Limited depot office Solukhumbu, said that the demand for salt has been increasing in recent years.