The Aravali range is one of the oldest mountain systems in the world and a crucial ecological shield for Rajasthan and North India. Recent judicial and policy interpretations regarding the definition of the Aravali have raised serious concerns that large sections of the range could be opened up for mining, construction, and commercial exploitation.
Recognising the long-term environmental and public health consequences, Team Parivartan played an active role in mobilising resistance to this dilution. The focus was not limited to symbolic protest but on collective consolidation.
Timeline of Action
Mobilising students and civil society groups at Rajasthan University
Coordinating with environmental activists, lawyers, and local organisations
Bringing diverse groups under a single umbrella rather than fragmented protests
Organising and supporting public gatherings such as the Aravali Bachao Jansabha
The Outcome
The movement highlighted how environmental degradation disproportionately affects common citizens — through water scarcity, rising temperatures, loss of green cover, and worsening air quality — while benefiting a small nexus of commercial interests.
The Aravali Movement is ongoing, with the core demand being clear: Environmental protection cannot be redefined to suit short-term economic interests at the cost of irreversible ecological damage.
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