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The Haryana Government is seeking recovery of 25,00 crore from Rajasthan contractors who led illegal mining in the Aravalli mountain range in Nuh. 

The contractors have reasoned lack of demarcation and confusion over jurisdiction for their illegal work.

 

The contractors have flattened several existing hills in Naharika, Chittora and Rava villages of Nuh district under the mountain range.

The state government will use the remote sensing technique Lidar (light detection and ranging) and demarcate the boundary along the Aravalli hills using GPS. 

 

The state environment Minister Rao Narbir said, “Confusion over few land assets in the border area is common, but when mining operations are carried out over large tracts of land, it is not acceptable. Aravallis are crucial for the ecology of the region. We will not just sort out issues concerning demarcation and jurisdiction but also recover costs from Rajasthan. We will assess the loss and ask the neighbouring state to recover it from its miners and compensate us. We will also act against police inaction over illegal mining complaints.”

 

According to reports, last year mining minerals worth 8 crore vanished because of the said operation. Those mountains were spread over Naharika, Chittora, and Rava villages in Nuh, thus, affecting the ecological environment of the region. 

This also caused the state a loss of over 21,00 crore. 

The reports further state that, there were no FIRs registered against the contractors and mining continues in the area bordering Rajasthan. 

“Illegal mining is a big menace in 30 bordering villages. The miners claim that the hills fall in Rajasthan. Last year, a hill collapsed when they mined it from their side. The debris has not been cleared to date. FIRs were registered, but no action was taken even a year after the incident,” said a member of Rava village panchayat.

A 2023 study revealed that between 1975 and 2019, nearly 8 per cent of the Aravalli hills have disappeared. It projected the loss to rise to around 22 per cent by 2059 if rapid urbanisation and mining continued at the current pace.