: Haryana government’s indifference to the environment is taking a heavy toll on the Aravallis #IndiaNEWS In January, five people were killed in a landslide at Tosham’s Dadam mining zone in the Bhiwani

Haryana government’s indifference to the environment is taking a heavy toll on the Aravallis #IndiaNEWS
In January, five people were killed in a landslide at Tosham’s Dadam mining zone in the Bhiwani district of Haryana. The incident put the spotlight once again on the mining activities in Aravalli hills flouting prescribed rules and threatening local ecology.The incident took place in the Dadam stone mining project which is surrounded by the Aravalli hills and spread over an area of 48 hectares owned by Govardhan Mines & Minerals. According to the official documents, nearly three reserved forests and three protected forests falls within a 10-km radius of the mine lease area. The blasting is not permitted within 100 metres of surface structure. The depth of the water table in the area is 80 metres pre-monsoon to 78 metres post-monsoon below the surface level but the villagers allege that mining is being done in forest areas as well as below the permissible limit of 78 metres.Dharambir Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party leader, who represents Bhiwani in the Parliament, told Mongabay-India that the excavation was being conducted at about 250 metres against the permissible limit of 78 metres in the forest land of the Aravallis. He said, “The contractor has sucked the groundwater using high-powered motors and made big blocks of 250 metres...Read more

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