In March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi and a group of followers began a march from Sabarmati Ashram to the Arabian Sea, where they intended to collect salt in violation of the British monopoly. The march covered a distance of around 240 miles and attracted a large number of supporters along the way. The Salt Satyagraha was an extension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, as it aimed to defy British authority and promote Indian self-rule. The protest was met with violent repression by the British, who arrested thousands of protesters, including Gandhi.