New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- The government has issued a detailed rebuttal to allegations of weakening protection for the Aravalli mountain range, asserting that a recent Supreme Court-backed process has, in fact, brought over 90 per cent of the ecologically sensitive area under a consolidated protective regime.
The clarification states that mining is potentially permissible in only about 2 per cent of the Aravalli's total area, and only under stringent conditions for specific minerals.
The position was outlined in a comprehensive document from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, which describes recent steps as a Supreme Court-mandated effort to create a uniform definition of the Aravalli hills and ranges across Delhi, Haryan...