Special Report: Concerns Mount Over New Aravalli Definition And Impact On Mining Ban

In this Special Report, the focus is on the controversy surrounding the definition of the Aravalli Range and the implications of the Supreme Court's judgment. The programme, broadcast from the Aravalli Biodiversity Park in Gurgaon, highlights the concerns of activists regarding the exclusion of hillocks under 100 metres from protection. An expert panelist argues that the new criteria is a 'very perverse application of Richard Murphy's classification' and contradicts the 1992 notification which recognized 'Gair Mumkin Pahar' as forest land. The discussion also scrutinizes the government's 'Aravalli Green Wall' project, with speakers questioning the lack of budgetary allocation and the reality of illegal mining on the ground.