Gurugram, Dec. 1 -- Scores of citizens gathered at the Chakkarpur-Wazirabad Eco-Restoration Corridor for "Conversations - Sunday Baithak with Aravalli Bachao," raising alarm over a "double attack" on the Aravallis. They highlighted two policy moves: a draft notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on October 3, 2025, seeking to exempt Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plants and landfills from prior Environmental Clearance (EC), and the Supreme Court's acceptance on November 20 of a panel's redefinition of the Aravalli hills. Zero-waste advocate Sangeeta Nayyar called the draft notification "a move that has generated significant shock." Col SS Oberoi, Managing Trustee of Aravalli Bachao, warned it "could allow highly toxic WTE plants to be set up anywhere, including the Aravallis, without public hearings or environmental impact assessments." Environmental expert Chetan Agarwal criticised the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) January 2025 reclassification of WTE plants into the 'blue' category, calling it "bluewashing a highly polluting technology." The second concern is the new Aravalli definition, which classifies only landforms over 100m elevation above local relief as protected hills. Development practitioner Nidhi Batra warned that "by this definition, more than 90% of the Aravalli hills will not be counted and will be potentially open to mining and construction." Volunteers Avisha Bajpai and Samyra Shah led children in creating posters, calling it "a sure-shot crisis for Aravallis and all life in NCR." The session concluded with a call to protect the Aravallis, a key catchment area, "to secure the health of humans and biodiversity before it is too late." No response has been released by MoEFCC or CPCB on the concerns as of yet....