Why has the new definition of the Aravalli hills triggered a protest?

In its Nov 20 judgement, a bench headed by former Chief Justice BR Gavai and comprising Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria adopted the recommendations of a committee led by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). The top court's ruling limits the definition of the Aravalli mountain range to landforms rising more than 100 metres above their surroundings.

The new definition of what constitutes the Aravalli hills has triggered protests from Haryana’s Gurugram to Rajasthan’s Udaipur, with environmental activists fearing that the changed definition could prove detrimental to the ecological balance of one of the country's oldest mountain ranges.

According to the new definition, "Aravalli Hill is any landform in designated Aravalli districts with an elevation of 100 metres or more above its local relief" and an "Aravalli Range is a collection of two or more such hills within 500 metres of each other". Experts have flagged this shift could open up nearly 60 percent of the ancient range to mining.

Spanning across approximately 700 km in length, the Aravalli mountain range has long served as a natural shield for blocking sand and dust from the Thar Desert. It also helps in groundwater recharge and sustaining rich biodiversity for multiple states, including the Delhi-NCR region.

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