Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has taken steps like a “death warrant” for the Aravalli hills. In an article written for the English daily newspaper ‘The Hindu’, he mentioned that mining has been exempted in any area of Aravali below 100 meters height.
The Supreme Court on November 20 accepted the central government’s definition of the Aravalli Hills, which reportedly states that no hills in this mountain range less than 100 meters in height are subject to restrictions against mining.The Congress shared an excerpt from Gandhi’s article in a national daily, which said. The Aravalli mountain range, which extends from Gujarat through Rajasthan to Haryana. Has played an important role in Indian geography and history for a long time.
The Modi government has now almost signed a death warrant for these hills, which have already been destroyed by illegal mining. It has declared that no hills less than 100 meters in height in this range are subject to strict restrictions against mining. it’s illegalminersAnd the mafia who fall below the height limit set by the government will be under 90.percentageIt is an open invitation to destroy the area.
xBut the post said there is a deep and persistent disregard for the environment in government policy-making. Furthermore, he termed deforestation and eviction of local communities from forests as a violation of the spirit of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The Congress leader sought changes at the policy level and requested the Center to withdraw the amendments in the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and the Forest Conservation Rules, 2022.
Earlier on November 20, former Chief Justice of Indiabr GawaiThe Supreme Court bench headed by Justice R.K. had passed an order accepting the definition of Aravalli hills and ranges as per the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.The Supreme Court also accepted the recommendations on unsustainable mining and steps to be taken to stop illegal mining in the Aravalli Hills.
