The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) to prepare a Management Plan for Sustainable Mining (MPSM) for the Aravalli hills and ranges. Aravalli range spans across Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat. In May 2024, the top court in a matter related to illegal mining in Aravalli, had noted that States had adopted different definitions for “Aravalli Hills/Ranges”. It had then constituted a Committee to look into the issues. The Committee then submitted a report in October this year, suggesting various measures to protect and preserve the Aravalli hills and range. It said that any landform in the Aravalli districts having an elevation of 100 metres or more from the local relief shall be termed as Aravalli

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