Spectrum: Measuring Aravallis & immeasurable damage
The aerial spread of the Aravallis should be mapped, classified as an eco-sensitive zone and declared a no-go area for any exploitative purposes, including mining and real estate
Updated At : 07:21 AM Jan 05, 2026 IST
The Aravalli mess we are in today is because our higher judiciary finds it more convenient to go along with the government whose core ideology is based on an anti-scientific temper. PTI
India ranks 176 out of 180 countries in the Environmental Performance Index. Every piece of data shows that we fully deserve our miserable ranking. Reaching these depths has not been easy — we have been working hard at it in order to award a bunch of crony capitalists unlimited access to the nation’s natural wealth. But that is not the only sad part; the real tragedy is that the higher judiciary has looked the other way at this continental scale of vandalism and provided its seal of approval to much of this environmental depredation.
