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Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav connected Monday (December 29, 2025) welcomed the Supreme Court's determination to enactment its order accepting a azygous explanation of the Aravalli hills and ranges, and said the authorities stands committed to its extortion and restoration.
The apex tribunal kept successful abeyance the directions successful its November 20 verdict that had accepted a azygous explanation of the Aravalli hills and ranges recommended by a committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC). It besides projected to represent a high-powered committee comprising domain experts to undertake an exhaustive and holistic introspection of the issue.
"I invited the Supreme Court directions introducing a enactment connected its bid concerning the Aravalli range, and the enactment of a caller committee to survey issues. We basal committed to extending each assistance sought from MOEFCC successful the extortion and restoration of the Aravalli range," Mr. Yadav said successful a station connected X.
"As things stand, a implicit prohibition connected mining stays with respect to caller mining leases oregon renewal of aged mining leases," helium added.
The apical tribunal connected November 20 accepted a azygous explanation of the Aravalli hills and ranges and banned the assistance of caller mining leases wrong its areas spanning Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat until experts' reports are out.
The apex tribunal had accepted the recommendations of a committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change connected the explanation of the Aravalli hills and ranges to support the world's oldest upland system.
The committee had recommended that "Aravalli Hill" beryllium defined arsenic immoderate landform successful designated Aravalli districts with an elevation of 100 metres oregon much supra its section relief, and an "Aravalli Range" volition beryllium a postulation of 2 oregon much specified hills wrong 500 metres of each other.
