US EditionSupreme Court Acts to Preserve Aravalli Hills Amid Definition Dispute | Science-Environment
The Supreme Court will review the Union government's new 100-metre height definition amid environmentalists' concerns over mining risks to vital lower hills.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court of India will hear a suo motu case on Aravalli Hills, with a vacation bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices J K Maheshwari, and A G Masih presiding.
- The dispute stems from a government change defining an Aravalli hill as rising at least 100 metres and an Aravalli range as two or more such hills within 500 metres.
- Geographically, the Aravalli mountain range spans 700 km from southwest Gujarat through Rajasthan to Delhi and Haryana, with Guru Shikhar in Mount Abu rising 1,722 metres.
- On Wednesday the Union environment ministry directed states not to grant new mining leases in the Aravalli Hills, while the Union government claimed over 90% of the region remains protected.
- The Congress responded that the directives are a `bogus attempt at damage control that will not fool anybody` and Jairam Ramesh called it a `dangerous 100m+ redefinition`.
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'Mining Mafia Will Do More Illegal Mining': Congress Leader Sachin Pilot on Aravalli Hills
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday claimed that the central government is trying to destroy the Aravalli mountains and that the court should review the new definition again. India News | 'Mining Mafia Will Do More Illegal Mining': Congress Leader Sachin Pilot on Aravalli Hills.
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The Economic TimesSupreme Court to hear suo motu case on Aravalli hills definition on Monday
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the Aravalli hills definition row. A three-judge bench will hear the matter on Monday. The court previously accepted a uniform definition and banned fresh mining leases. This definition aims to protect the world's oldest mountain system. The court's decision is crucial for environmental conservation and regulating land use.
Supreme Court Acts to Preserve Aravalli Hills Amid Definition Dispute | Science-Environment
The Supreme Court has addressed the definition of the Aravalli Hills as part of its ongoing environmental effort. A court-approved committee provided specific guidelines on the hills' definition to protect this ancient mountain range's ecological integrity. The court has restricted new mining leases until expert reports are available.
Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of Aravalli row, to hear case on Monday - The Tribune
There have been public protests over the issue and environmental activists have expressed serious concerns over the revised definition of the Aravalli hills, saying dilution of the definition could legitimise mining and construction activities in hitherto protected areas.
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