The Supreme Court established the Kanchan Devi Committee to evaluate the government's contentious plan to define the Aravalli range as hills over 100 meters, focusing on the ecological importance of the Aravallis and constitutional environmentalism.
Click to View MoreThe Supreme Court’s 100-metre elevation rule for the Aravallis threatens over 90% of India's oldest fold mountains. Urgent landscape-level conservation and the Aravalli Green Wall Project are critical to prevent desertification, water scarcity, and severe pollution across North-West India.
Click to View MoreThe Aravalli Range, North India’s crucial dust and desertification shield, faces severe degradation. Recent Supreme Court rulings redefining the hills for mining regulations have sparked ecological concerns, amplifying the urgent need for the Aravalli Green Wall eco-restoration project.
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