Urban Conclave Criticized Over Plastic Mementos

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• The Kerala urban Conclave in Kochi, focusing on climate-resilient urbanization, faced criticism for distributing plastic mementos as gifts.
• K.T. Ravindran,lead member of the Kerala Urban Policy Commission,called the mementos “horribly designed” and highlighted their inconsistency with sustainability goals.
• Ravindran described the use of unsustainable items as wasteful consumption and criticized the disconnect between policy intentions and actions regarding sustainability.
• He suggested that following Kerala’s existing design policy could have prevented such situations.
• The two-day conclave featured over 30 sessions with diverse panel discussions; the issue was raised during one such session.

!The Hindu