Gandhinagar, Dec. 24 -- Gujarat's Minister of Forests and Environment Arjun Modhwadia has reaffirmed the state government's firm commitment to the conservation and sustainable development of the Aravalli hills and mining will be completely prohibited by the state government in 'core and inviolate' zones.

He said that the state govrernment remains fully dedicated to safeguarding the state's forest areas and environmentally sensitive regions.

The Aravalli mountain range, spread across various districts of Gujarat, and its forest areas have never been granted permission for mining by the state government to date, and such activities will not be permitted in the future either, according to a release.

He said that in accordance with the dir...