Modi govt opening real estate to hurt Aravalli range more: Congress
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New Delhi: The Congress on Monday pointed out that not just mining, but the real estate development that is being opened up by the double-engine government will cause further havoc in an "already devastated" ecosystem of the Aravallis, PTI reported.
Congress general secretary and former environment minister Jairam Ramesh said this is being done against the recommendations of the Forest Survey of India.
"As the nation awaits the Supreme Court's latest directives on the Aravallis, here is more evidence of how the new definition of the Aravallis will cause further havoc in an already devastated ecosystem.
"It is not just mining but real estate development that is being opened up by the double-engine sarkar in New Delhi-Jaipur against the recommendations of the Forest Survey of India," Ramesh said in a post on X.
The Congress has been strongly opposed to the redefinition of the Aravallis and has raised concerns over it, claiming that this will lead to destroying the hills by opening them to mining, real estate and other projects.
The opposition party claimed that more than 90 per cent of the Aravallis will not be protected under the redefinition of the hills and will open them up for mining and other activities. Following a row over the issue, the Centre issued directions to states for a complete ban on granting new mining leases within the mountain range.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Monday kept its November 20 order in abeyance, staying the ‘100m definition’. It proposed to form a high-powered committee of experts to undertake an exhaustive and holistic examination of the issue.