Supreme Court forms high-powered expert panel to re-examine Aravalli definition
The Supreme Court has established a high-powered committee to review the definition and delineation of the Aravalli hill range. This committee, led by Kanchan Devi, is tasked with addressing ambiguities in a previous report and is expected to submit its findings by August 31, 2026. The court emphasized the need for an independent assessment to guide the protection of the Aravalli ecosystem.
- ▪The Supreme Court formed a committee to review the Aravalli hill range definition.
- ▪Kanchan Devi will chair the committee, which includes several domain experts.
- ▪The committee must submit its report by August 31, 2026.
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The Supreme Court has constituted a high-powered committee to conduct an independent review of the Centre’s report on the definition and delineation of the Aravalli hill range and directed the panel to address what it described as “critical ambiguities” in the findings.The committee headed by Kanchan Devi, Director General of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), has been directed to submit a comprehensive report by August 31, 2026. How the Aravalli Hills formed and why they look the way they doThe move comes months after the apex court, on December 29, stayed the implementation of an October 2025 report prepared by a committee chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).The Court had then emphasised the need for an…
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