India, Sept. 13 -- With Kerala estimated to have an urban population exceeding 80% by 2050, the state's local self-government (LSG) minister MB Rajesh said Friday that his administration is focused on crafting a policy and appropriate legislative measures to streamline and control the phenomenon of urbanisation.

Rajesh spoke to HT on the sidelines of the two-day Kerala Urban Conclave that began Friday in Kochi where bureaucrats, policy-makers and experts sit together to find solutions to the problems posed by rapid urbanisation and explore its potential as well. The conclave comes six months after the Kerala Urban Policy Commission (KUPC) submitted a far-reaching report to the state government containing a 25-year roadmap with suggestion...