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Withering heights: Supreme Court verdict impacts the future of Aravallis
This much is clear from an internal assessment of the Forest Survey of India, which is reported to have stated that more than 90 per cent of the Aravallis falls below 100 metres
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This restriction is unlikely to allay the fears of environmentalists because this mountain range is already in the ecological red zone owing to decades of illegal mining and construction. | Photo: Wikipedia
High levels of dust pollution and a rapidly depleting water table are two of the principal ecological threats facing Delhi and the sprawling National Capital Region (NCR). The Supreme Court’s recent verdict could indirectly accelerate these hazards and lead to ecological disaster. It has accepted a definition submitted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of the Aravalli hills and ranges and it could extend mining and construction activities in larger parts of one of the world’s oldest mountain ranges. This could hasten the degradation and desertification of large parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and
