from ghana to scotland visitors from around the world came down to greater noida to attend the recentlyconcluded indian handicrafts and gifts fair ihgf 2019 apart from the 3000 exhibitors showcasing handicrafts and products for home lifestyle fashion and textile segments the fair also grabbed eyeballs for its innovative attractions made out of industrial waste with an aim to encourage sustainable development with conservation of the ecosystem the fiveday fair saw installations made out of around 50 tonnes of waste material including plastic metal wood and fabric installations of whale elephants horses and other creatures became selfie points for the visitors to reduce plastic usage we decided to do away with bottled water and instead offered metal water bottles to the visitors and exhibitors which can be refilled at the water stations spread across the venue many other initiatives have been taken to minimise carbon emissions said rakesh kumar directorgeneral exports promotion council for handicraftsa 35feet installation of an elephant was erected at the venue it was made using three tonnes of metal scrap a tree made out of scrap at the faira tree made out of scrap at the fairinstallations featuring a horse lion and cheetah were made using scrap from the machine industry visitors at the fair admire the creative installations