New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday slammed the BJP-led government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi for redefining the Aravallis against expert opinion, calling the move "dangerous and disastrous."Taking to X, the senior Congress leader criticised the Centre's decision, saying, "The Modi Sarkar's redefinition of the Aravallis, that goes against all expert opinion, is dangerous and disastrous."Ramesh cited data from the Forest Survey of India (FSI), which he described as authoritative, to argue that only 8.7% of Aravalli hills higher than 20 metres exceed 100 metres in height.
"If we take all Aravalli hills identified by FSI, not even 1% exceeds 100 meters. The FSI believes, and rightly so, that height limits a...