Jaipur: Unregulated legal mining and rampant illegal mining in Rajasthan is systematically destroying forests, devastating the Aravallis, playing havoc with the environment and water resources of the state.
New Delhi/Gurgaon: In a move that could invite massive opposition from green activists, the Haryana government may soon allow stone crushers to operate close to the Aravali plantation area.
Gurgaon/New Delhi: The wounded and battered Aravalis seem to be finally getting the much-needed care with the Haryana government revising the restoration and reclamation plan for the already mined areas.
Jaipur: Union environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday wrote to Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot asking him to take immediate steps to cancel all mining leases issued recently in the Aravalli ranges, mainly near Sariska wildlife sanctaury.
The minister referred to a TOI report highlighting that the Rajasthan government
had issued 40 new mining leases near Sariska and t
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has refused to cancel new mining leases in the Sariska range despite Union forests minister Jairam Ramesh asking CM Ashok Gehlot to end mining in the Aravalis and cancel new leases.
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government's decision to issue 40 new mining leases adjacent to the Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary violates an eight-month-old Supreme Court order.
In a brazen move that favours the mining lobby, the state government had on Tuesday granted 40 new mining leases in the eco-sensitive zone near the sanctuary.
Jaipur: The beauty of the Aravali-flanked Sariska Reserve may soon be a thing of the past, with the Rajasthan government granting 40 new mining leases in the eco-sensitive zone, something that
Alwar/Jaipur: The death of four labourers in an illegal mine in the Aravalli ranges in Alwar has exposed the inability of the state government to act against wanton excavations despite Supreme Court
Populations and diversity of major species of concern in the park has provided somewhat robust. Several species, especially antelope, chinkara and sambhar are at critical risk. Maintenance of biodiversity at the Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is made difficult by a range of forces, including forest degradation, grazing, road accidents, forest fire and diseases.
