India's Oldest Mountain Range on the Brink: Aravalli Protest Intensifies
India's oldest mountain range, the Aravallis, is at the centre of a growing environmental outcry as farmers, villagers and activists stage a one-day hunger strike at Tosham Hill in Haryana's Bhiwani district. Protesters fear a Supreme Court-approved definition could strip protection from over 90% of the Aravalli ecosystem, threatening water security, wildlife and livelihoods. The agitation has also spotlighted the impact of legal and illegal mining, which locals say has caused severe health crises, even as the Centre insists that most of the Aravallis will remain protected.
