Union environment minister highlights importance of Aravalli protection amid definition row

Aravalli hills update: In a big statement amid the rising controversy around Aravalli hills in the country, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has made a big statement. In his recent statement, the Union Environment Minister has made it clear that the new and controversial definition of the Aravalli hills is applicable only for mining purposes.

Mentioning that just 277.89 sq km, about 0.19 per cent of the total Aravalli landscape is open to mining, the minister touched upon various important issues. Here are all the details you need to know about what the Union Environment Minister has said on the Aravalli hills issue.

As per a report Minister Yadav said the Modi government remains firmly committed to the Green Aravalli mission and that fears of large-scale ecological dilution are misplaced.