जैरोम रमेश ने अरावली के पुनर्परिभाषा को पर्यावरणीय खतरे के रूप में चेताया

Jairam Ramesh flags grave threat to Aravallis over Centre's redefinition move

Jairam Ramesh has opposed the Centre's move to redefine the Aravalli range and enable more projects. He says the Supreme Court's committee must reject the proposal to avert further ecological damage.

Senior Congress leader and former environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said the Aravalli range was under the “gravest of threats” because of the PM Modi government’s move to redefine it, and said he hoped a High Powered Committee set up by the Supreme Court would reject the Centre’s proposal.

Ramesh also alleged that the government was “hellbent” on redefining the Aravallis and said he hoped the Supreme Court would stand firm. His remarks came after a three-part PTI report on the environmental impact of mining in the Aravallis.

In a post on X, Ramesh said, “The Aravallis are under the gravest of threats by the Modi Govt’s moves to have them redefined so as to allow mining, real estate and other projects. Before the chief justice of India retires on Feb 9, 2027, we may well know what will happen to these moves. Fingers crossed.”

He added, “Hopefully the High Powered Committee set up by the Supreme Court and given a deadline of Nov 30, 2026, to submit its report will reject the Modi govt’s moves to redefine the Aravallis. Otherwise, there will be more such ecocides.”

Experts say the Aravalli hills, with their natural cracks and fissures, have the potential to put two million litres of water per hectare into the ground every year. This makes the range a critical water recharge zone for several areas in north-west India, stretching from Delhi to Gujarat.

But decades of mining of sedimentary rocks such as limestone and marble along the range have allegedly led to numerous stone quarries and stone crushers being set up near or on riverbeds and water bodies. This, in turn, has put at risk the water security that the Aravallis once provided.

Senior Congress leader and former environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said the Aravalli range was under the “gravest of threats” because of the PM Modi government’s move to redefine it, and said he hoped a High Powered Committee set up by the Supreme Court would reject the Centre’s proposal.

Ramesh also alleged that the government was “hellbent” on redefining the Aravallis and said he hoped the Supreme Court would stand firm. His remarks came after a three-part PTI report on the environmental impact of mining in the Aravallis.

In a post on X, Ramesh said, “The Aravallis are under the gravest of threats by the Modi Govt’s moves to have them redefined so as to allow mining, real estate and other projects. Before the chief justice of India retires on Feb 9, 2027, we may well know what will happen to these moves. Fingers crossed.”

He added, “Hopefully the High Powered Committee set up by the Supreme Court and given a deadline of Nov 30, 2026, to submit its report will reject the Modi govt’s moves to redefine the Aravallis. Otherwise, there will be more such ecocides.”

Experts say the Aravalli hills, with their natural cracks and fissures, have the potential to put two million litres of water per hectare into the ground every year. This makes the range a critical water recharge zone for several areas in north-west India, stretching from Delhi to Gujarat.

But decades of mining of sedimentary rocks such as limestone and marble along the range have allegedly led to numerous stone quarries and stone crushers being set up near or on riverbeds and water bodies. This, in turn, has put at risk the water security that the Aravallis once provided.

Senior Congress leader and former environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said the Aravalli range was under the “gravest of threats” because of the PM Modi government’s move to redefine it, and said he hoped a High Powered Committee set up by the Supreme Court would reject the Centre’s proposal.

Ramesh also alleged that the government was “hellbent” on redefining the Aravallis and said he hoped the Supreme Court would stand firm. His remarks came after a three-part PTI report on the environmental impact of mining in the Aravallis.

In a post on X, Ramesh said, “The Aravallis are under the gravest of threats by the Modi Govt’s moves to have them redefined so as to allow mining, real estate and other projects. Before the chief justice of India retires on Feb 9, 2027, we may well know what will happen to these moves. Fingers crossed.”

He added, “Hopefully the High Powered Committee set up by the Supreme Court and given a deadline of Nov 30, 2026, to submit its report will reject the Modi govt’s moves to redefine the Aravallis. Otherwise, there will be more such ecocides.”

Experts say the Aravalli hills, with their natural cracks and fissures, have the potential to put two million litres of water per hectare into the ground every year. This makes the range a critical water recharge zone for several areas in north-west India, stretching from Delhi to Gujarat.

But decades of mining of sedimentary rocks such as limestone and marble along the range have allegedly led to numerous stone quarries and stone crushers being set up near or on riverbeds and water bodies. This, in turn, has put at risk the water security that the Aravallis once provided.

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