Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 8 -- Kerala Legislative Assembly Speaker A N Shamseer today expressed shock over scientific studies detecting traces of plastic in human breast milk, calling the finding a grim warning about the State's escalating environmental crisis.
"This is not just a statistic; it is a wake-up call," Shamseer said, voicing concern over the pervasive plastic menace contaminating land and water bodies.
He stressed that scientific waste management has become an unavoidable necessity and urged public representatives to lead by example by not intervening when violators of waste management laws face penalties. "We must lead by example if we are serious about environmental protection," he added.
Speaking after inaugurating the Kera...