New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav, reacting to the "Save Aravalli" campaign following the Supreme Court's acceptance of the Centre's definition of the Aravalli hills, said that the process against illegal mining has been made stricter and that the Supreme Court has given this definition, with an intent to stop illegal mining.

In an interview with ANI, he further emphasised that mining activity in the Aravalli range will be allowed in only 0.19 per cent of the area, which is less than one per cent, and even in that area, no new mines have been opened. The Union Minister also asserted that nearly 90 per cent of the Aravalli region remains protected.

The Union Minister also highl...