Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Rajasthan: SC panel to study Aravalli landscape from Aug 7
The Aravalli hills are a big mountain range in India.
Some judges in the Supreme Court want to protect these hills.
They have asked a special group of experts to study the Aravalli range.
This group is led by the head of a forest research institute.
The experts will visit parts of Rajasthan from August 7 to 10.
They will look at the rocks, water, plants, animals, and mines in the area.
They will also talk to local people, farmers, miners, and environmentalists.
Public meetings will be held in Sariska, Ajmer, and Udaipur.
People can share their ideas about how to protect the hills.
After the study, it will be clearer how to take care of the Aravalli range.
A Supreme Court-mandated committee chaired by the ICFRE Director General will visit Rajasthan from August 7 to 10 to define the Aravalli range.
The committee will study the ecological, geological, hydrological, biodiversity, mining-related land use and socio-economic characteristics of the Aravalli region.
The itinerary covers Kotputli, Neem Ka Thana, Sariska, Jaipur, the Kishangarh region of Ajmer, Rajsamand and Udaipur.
Public consultations will be held in Sariska (Alwar) on August 7, Ajmer on August 8 and Udaipur on August 10.
State nodal officers were appointed, and Additional Chief Secretary (Mines) Aparna Arora chaired a review meeting to assess preparations for the visit.
- Who
- A high-level committee chaired by the Director General of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), coordinated with Rajasthan government officials.
- What
- A field study and public consultations to define the Aravalli range in compliance with Supreme Court directions.
- When
- August 7 to 10.
- Where
- Selected districts of Rajasthan, including Kotputli, Neem Ka Thana, Sariska, Jaipur, the Kishangarh region of Ajmer, Rajsamand and Udaipur.
- Why
- To comply with Supreme Court directions to define the Aravalli range and support its conservation and sustainable management.
- Committee purpose
- Define the Aravalli range in compliance with Supreme Court directions
- Committee head
- Director General, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)
- Visit dates
- August 7-10
- Places to be visited
- Kotputli, Neem Ka Thana, Sariska, Jaipur, Kishangarh (Ajmer), Rajsamand, Udaipur
- Public consultation venues
- Sariska (Aug 7), Ajmer (Aug 8), Udaipur (Aug 10)
- State Nodal Officer (Mines)
- Mahavir Prasad Meena, Director (Mines)
- Forest Department Nodal Officer
- T.J. Kavitha, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
- Review meeting chaired by
- Additional Chief Secretary (Mines) Aparna Arora