thiruvananthapuram the centre has denied political clearance for principal secretary industries k ellangovan and director industries s harikishore to travel to uae for supervising the preparatory works at keralas pavilion at dubai world expothe state had sought clearance from the ministry of external affairs for the officials to visit the expo venue from november 10 to 12 to supervise the states preparations in readying its pavilion denying permission the ministry informed the state that the officials can visit the venue in the first week of december if required industries minister p rajeeve protested against the centres decision to deny clearance and said that kerala had decided to send them to the expo to ensure that the state presents its pavilion in the best waykeralas pavilion at dubai world expo is being held from december 24 to january 6 2022 to showcase its industrial and tourism potential before the world at the world expo that began on october 1 that will continue till march 31 next year every participating country will have their own pavilion the countrys pavilion is being organized by the ministry of external affairs and the ministry of industries and commerce