Asserting that 90 per cent of the Aravalli region will remain "protected", the Centre on Sunday rejected claims that the new definition of the Aravalli range will allow large-scale mining and cited a Supreme Court-ordered freeze on new mining leases in the region

Centre rejects mining fears, says over 90% of Aravalli region stays protected under Supreme Court-approved framework.

The Centre has said the Aravalli Hills will remain under robust ecological protection while balancing conservation with responsible development, amid the ongoing protests in multiple regions of northern India after the Supreme Court's recent acceptance of the Union Environment Ministry's definition of the Aravalli hills. ‘It Is Wrong to Conclude That Mining Is Permitted in All Landforms Below 100 Metre Height’: Centre on Aravalli Hills Protest.