Saving Aravallis & Conservation Zones: How Regional Plan 2041 Threatens Green Lungs
The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) in its Draft Regional Plan 2041 has replaced the term 'Aravalli' with 'Hills and Mountains' for the Aravalli Range that surrounds the southwest part of the National Capital Region. How will this impact the green lungs of NCR? Will SC's latest decision on preserving forest land in Haryana end the controversy around protecting the Aravallis, forests and National Conservation Zones? Raj Vir Singh, Former Chief Town Planner of Haryana, Chetan Agarwal, Environment Analyst and Sanjay Parikh, Senior Advocate at Supreme Court, and Neelam Ahluwalia, Founding Member, Aravalli Bachao Movement joins us for the discussion.
