New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday said that large-scale illegal mining took place in the Aravalli range during the Congress period, forcing citizens and environmental groups to approach the courts, and asserted that the present government is committed to protecting the fragile ecosystem through scientific and sustainable measures.In an interview with IANS, while responding to a question on the state of mining in the Aravalli…
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New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav has said that the government is fully committed to protecting the Aravalli range and will not allow illegal mining under any circumstances, asserting that recent rumours about dilution of safeguards are misleading and politically motivated. In an interview with IANS, Minister Yadav said the Supreme Court has clearly backed the government’s approach, emphasising scientific and sustainable management o…
Jaipur, Dec 22 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has strongly criticised the Union government’s move to change the definition of the Aravali range, calling it misleading, factually hollow, and driven by vested interests. He also rejected Union Minister Bhupender Yadav’s claim that mining would be permitted on only 0.19 per cent of the Aravalli area, terming it an attempt to mislead the public through selective statistics.Gehlot said the new “100-metre definition” of the…
Jaipur, Dec 22 (IANS) The BJP and the opposition Congress in Rajasthan traded sharp accusations against each other over the conservation of the Aravallis range.While BJP leaders accused former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of spreading misinformation, Congress leaders have hit the streets with a silent Satyagraha, alleging dilution of environmental safeguards.Senior BJP leader Rajendra Rathore strongly attacked Congress leader Gehlot, claiming that the former CM was “misleading” people to cover up…