ADVERTISEMENTRamesh's comments came in response to recent clarifications issued by Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav following widespread criticism and protests. “The very recent ‘clarifications’ given by the environment minister on the Aravallis issue raise even more questions and doubts,” Ramesh said. This is the wrong denominator.”He said the correct base should be the actual area within these districts that falls under the Aravalli range. Also Read Gone downhill“The Aravalli range should not be defined by height alone, but by its ecological, geological and climatic role,” environmental activist Vikrant Tongad told the BBC. In November 2025, the Supreme Court accepted a uniform legal definition of what constitutes the Aravalli Hills and Aravalli Range on the recommendation of a committee led by the Environment Ministry.

Source: The Telegraph December 23, 2025 06:52 UTC