Reply by Aravalli Bachao Citizens Movement to the Joint Committee report dated October 7, 2022 and affidavit of Director of Mines and Geology Department dated October 8, 2022.
The matter related to illegal sand and stone mining taking place in the Aravalli range in the districts of Faridabad, Gurugram and Nuh in Haryana. Pandala Hills near Gairatpur Bas village, Gurgaon has been severely degraded on account of illegal mining, but no steps have been taken for its ecological restoration. Evidence of fresh illegal mining in Pandala Hills was found on a site visit.