According to the ministry, the rules are intended to safeguard the Aravallis as an ecologically sensitive region and to ensure long-term conservation of its biodiversity ....
In his first reaction in the state on the Aravalli hills issue, Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar claimed that the Congress is creating confusion in the case, adding that the absence of legal guidelines will only promote illegal mining.
The directive seeks to safeguard the Aravallis as a continuous geological ridge extending from Gujarat to the National Capital Region and to put an end to unregulated mining across the region.