Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Aravalli Hills at Risk from New Definition
Experts are worried about a new rule that changes how we define the Aravalli hills.
The new rule says that only hills that are 100 meters tall or more are part of the Aravalli range.
This means many smaller hills that were part of the Aravalli before are no longer protected.
Experts say this could lead to a lot of mining and destruction of the hills.
They are afraid that up to 90% of the Aravalli could be gone in the future.
The Aravalli hills are very important because they protect northern India from desert winds and help keep the groundwater full.
Many people who live near the hills depend on them for their livelihood.
Some leaders are calling for a new law to protect the hills and are planning to take legal action to stop the mining.
The Supreme Court adopted the Centre's 100-meter definition for Aravalli hills, allowing 'sustainable mining'.
Experts warn this could lead to large-scale flattening of the Aravalli landscape.
The new definition removes protection from vast stretches of the ecologically sensitive range.
Up to 90% of the Aravalli range may be erased over the coming years if mining is allowed.
Activists and leaders are calling for legal action and a 'Mountain Conservation Act' to protect the hills.
- Who
- Experts, activists, and political leaders in India
- What
- Concerns about the new definition of Aravalli hills allowing mining and potential ecological damage
- When
- Recent Supreme Court decision
- Where
- Aravalli range, primarily in Rajasthan, India
- Why
- New definition by the Centre and accepted by the Supreme Court
- Aravalli Hills
- One of India's oldest mountain systems
- New Definition
- Landform with 100m elevation above local relief
- Potential Impact
- Up to 90% of the range may be erased
- Key Figures
- Rajendra Singh, Tika Ram Jully, Jayesh Joshi, Pradeep Poonia, Vaibhav Gehlot, G. S. Bapna, Harjeet Singh
- Proposed Solution
- Mountain Conservation Act
- Event Location
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Organizer
- Bharat Seva Sansthan
Sources
'A death warrant’: Experts fear new Aravalli definition could flatten the mountain range
Environmentalists join hands with civil society to spearhead massive campaign to save Aravalli
Adoption Of New Aravalli Definition Is 'Death Warrant' For Mountain Range, Say Experts
