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The board had sought permission from Kerala and Maharashtra to conduct trials in those states. Having declared GM-free, Kerala government had openly opposed the field trials. “Kerala has not responded to our request and Maharashtra still says the request is being processed. Now, we are looking at other states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to conduct the trials. We will approach the MoEF on this before going to the respective state governments,” said Sheela Thomas, chairperson, rubber board.