Aravallis face mining, urban threats, need landscape conservation: Expert

Ecological restoration expert Vijay Dhasmana warned that mining, urbanisation, and land-use changes threaten the Aravalli range, vital for groundwater recharge and biodiversity. Projections suggest 21% of forest land could be lost by 2059. Dhasmana, restoring 900 acres across Haryana and Rajasthan, welcomes the Environment Ministry's Aravalli conservation plan, urging a holistic, landscape-level strategy.