The Aravalli hills are shaken with the sound of machineryIn December 2025, to cope with the bitter cold in Haryana’s Nuh disrict, a group of young men tried to light a bonfire outside an Aadhaar service centre in Jimrawat village. Nuh is part of the Mewat region, which is characterised by the rugged Aravalli hills, agrarian plains, and rural landscapes.It was a windy day. In 2009, the Supreme Court had ordered a blanket ban on mining and quarrying in the Aravalli hills of Haryana’s Faridabad, Gurugram, and Nuh (Mewat) districts. After widespread protests, the Supreme Court stayed its November order on December 29.Life and livelihood in the foothillsMohd. “The men of my village always did just one job and that was to break the Aravalli hills and sell stone.

Source: The Hindu January 03, 2026 00:23 UTC