Overview
- At a weekend gathering in Gurugram, hundreds signed a document to the Prime Minister seeking an immediate, absolute halt to mining in the Aravalli region.
- Organisers urged a no-mining designation, restoration with native species, long-term legal safeguards and independent oversight.
- The Supreme Court on December 29 stayed its November definition adopting a 100-metre local-relief criterion, froze new mining leases and ordered a high-powered expert review and a sustainable mining plan.
- The petition referenced CAG reports on illegal mining, a December 2025 sting alleging bribery to keep operations running, and prior CEC and survey findings documenting vanished hills and thousands of unauthorised structures.
- Speakers described the Aravallis as NCR’s life-support system and the gathering ended with a pledge to stop mining and construction across the biosphere until local air quality reaches an AQI of 50.