New Delhi, 29 December. The Supreme Court will take suo moto cognizance and hear a case on Monday regarding the definition and related issues of the Aravalli hills, a mountain range considered environmentally sensitive. The hearing is expected to address growing concerns about the protection of this fragile ecosystem.
According to a cause list published on the Supreme Court’s website, a bench comprising Chief Justice Suryakant, Justice J.K. Maheshwari, and Justice A.G. Masih will hear the suo moto writ petition titled “In re: Definition of Aravalli Hills and Mountain Ranges and Related Issues.”
Amid increasing worries about the environmental vulnerability of the Aravalli range and repeated government assurances to protect it, the Supreme Court has independently taken note of the matter.
As a significant step to curb illegal mining and strengthen environmental safeguards, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has directed state governments to impose a complete ban on granting any new mining leases within the Aravalli region.
The ministry clarified that this ban will be uniformly applicable throughout the entire Aravalli mountain range, which stretches from Delhi to Gujarat. The objective is to maintain the integrity of this mountain system and eliminate unregulated mining activities.
To further reinforce the conservation framework, the ministry has instructed the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education to identify additional areas and zones within the Aravalli range where mining should be prohibited.
Congress leader and former environment minister Jairam Ramesh expressed serious concerns on Sunday about the recent new definition of the Aravalli hills. He wrote a letter to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav highlighting these issues.
According to Jairam Ramesh, the new definition restricts the classification to landforms that are 100 meters or more in height, which he believes undermines environmental protection efforts.
On the social media platform ‘X’, Jairam Ramesh stated, “This is my latest letter to the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister raising four questions regarding the destructive new definition of the Aravalli hills.”
– (Udaipur Kiran)
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