- Overview: In a massive victory for environmental conservation, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) announced that the ‘Aravalli Green Wall Project’ has successfully completed a continuous 500-kilometer ecological buffer zone.
- Key Points:
- Halting the Desert: Inspired by Africa’s Great Green Wall, this initiative involves planting millions of native trees and shrubs along the Aravalli hill range to physically stop the eastward expansion of the Thar Desert into the fertile plains of North India.
- Restoring Biodiversity: The project has successfully rehabilitated degraded lands, leading to a visible resurgence of local wildlife, including leopards and native bird species.
- Water Security: The massive afforestation effort has drastically improved groundwater recharge rates in the surrounding arid regions of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Gujarat.
- Community Driven: The success of the project is attributed to the active participation of local rural communities, who were provided sustainable livelihoods through agro-forestry and eco-tourism initiatives.
Source Link: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Q8. The Aravalli Range, one of the oldest fold mountain systems in the world, spans across which of the following Indian states?
- A) Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat
- B) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi
- C) Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand
- D) Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar
