Rajasthan: Over 1,230 mine leases exist across Aravalis in the state

JAIPUR: Over 1,230 mining leases, astir of them disputed, proceed to beryllium crossed Rajasthan's Aravali region. Together, these leases screen 17,393 hectares wrong the Aravali system."At present, astir leases successful the Aravalis are nether quality and pending earlier courts. Some mines are closed, portion others proceed to operate," a elder mining authoritative said.Incidentally, Rajasthan mining section was considering a connection to lease retired further pits for excavation successful the Aravalis but the Centre invoked a broad prohibition connected the assistance of caller mining leases successful the upland scope pursuing nationalist outcry implicit a projected "new definition" of 1 of the world's oldest upland ranges.An authoritative root said, "The mining section issued notifications for 126 caller leases successful Nov 2025. Of these, 50 are located wrong Aravali districts, portion 76 autumn extracurricular the Aravali region."

District-wise information highlights the standard of concentration, with Rajsamand territory unsocial accounting for implicit 540 leases. Udaipur follows with 162 leases and Jaipur has 139. Alwar, Sirohi, and Bhilwara unneurotic relationship for implicit 250 leases, reflecting however profoundly mining has penetrated the Aravali belt.

Mining adept Pradeep Singh said the caller prohibition does not cancel existing permissions retrospectively, allowing hundreds of leases to continue, peculiarly successful Rajasthan. "In galore areas wherever leases are operational, biology degradation is disposable and, successful respective places, irreversible. Hills person been hollowed out, wood screen has thinned, and earthy drainage systems person been disrupted," helium said.Across Rajasthan, the mining footprint extends acold beyond the Aravalis.

The authorities has 16,116 mining leases, of which astir 10,060 are operational, on with astir 18,000 quarry licences.Mining adept Kishore Kumawat said area-wise information wrong the Aravali portion shows Udaipur accounting for 6,084 hectares nether mining, followed by Sojat with 2,575.4 hectares, Bhilwara with 1,229 hectares, and Rajsamand with astir 800 hectares.