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Updated – August 25, 2026 09:30 pm IST – New Delhi
Low-flying clouds hug the Aravalli mountain ranges along the Bewar-Jaipur stretch. File
| Photo Credit: The Hindu
The Supreme Court-constituted high-powered committee to study the Aravallis has not conducted “adequate” scientific study, public consultation and field trips across the mountain range, Aravalli Virasat Jan Abhiyan (AVJA), a coalition of environmentalists and activists, alleged on Tuesday (August 25, 2026). As the August 31 deadline for the panel to submit its report approaches, independent experts and conservationists have have written to the Committee expressing concerns, AVJA said.
Pradip Krishen, an ecological restoration practitioner who has worked in the Aravalli landscapes in Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan for the last two decades said, “This Committee has a historic opportunity to do what has never been done for the Aravalli range. Aravallis need a cumulative Environmental and Social Impact Study spanning all 64 Aravalli districts.”
Stalin Dayanand, director, Vanashakti, an organisation working for nature conservation in Maharashtra and other parts of India, said they earnestly request the Committee to seek more time, broaden the consultation process, involve independent experts, listen to rural and adivasi communities and include knowledgeable local citizens in field visits rather than rushing to submit the report by August 31. “Protecting the Aravallis is a responsibility to future generations. The decisions taken today could determine whether future generations inherit a healthy and functioning ecological system or a severely damaged landscape,” he said.
