Haryana to allow houses on hillock next to Damdama Any structure on the hill will block flow of rainwater, thereby endangering the future of the water body

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar

Gurgaon: Illegal mining and the felling of trees are not the only reasons why the Aravalis are fast losing their forest cover. The other, perhaps the biggest, problem is the government

The police have found illegal mining and tree-felling in the Capital

Mining of silica sand, quartzite and other construction material in Faridabad has resulted in massive damage to the region

Legal Correspondent

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday banned mining in 157 mines in the Aravalli Ranges, in respect of which applications for renewal of lease have been pending with the Rajasthan government.

Concerned over the continued "rape" of the fragile Aravalli hills close to national capital, the Supreme Court on Friday banned mining activities by 157 miners in a huge tracks in Rajasthan, while direct- ing the preparation of satel- lite images of the entire Aravalli ranges spread over 50,000 sq km in the state.

Ruling out the possibility of involving miners in the restoration of the forest cover devastated by mining activities in the Aravalli region, the Supreme Court today directed the Haryana government to submit a comprehensive rehabilitation plan within four weeks.

Miners on Thursday conveyed their eagerness before the Supreme Court to pitch in with funds to rehabilitate the battered Aravalli ranges but the court made it clear that the ban on mining will not be lifted until there is

Jaipur ,Feb. 14: The state government has asked authorities to curb menace of illegal mining in Aravalli hills spreading across 15 district of Rajasthan. The government decided to employ Jodhpur-based Remote Sensing Centre to conduct an ariel survey of the region with the help of American Satellite Quick Bird.

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