PM Modi to Launch Aravali Green Wall Project 2025

The Aravalli Green Wall project against desertification and to restore damaged land in four states will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 5, 2025. It is planned for 2023 that the project will establish a 5-km buffer zone near the Aravalli mountain range. Natural map II covers 6.45 million hectares and the estimated cost is ₹16,053 crore. The initiative contributes to India’s climate goals such as strengthening the ability to store carbon and restoring damaged land. Planting trees is also on the schedule of Chief Ministers of Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat for the day.

Context

• On June 5, PM Modi will launch the Aravalli Green Wall project as part of World Environment Day to save land and fight against desertification in four states. 

• The project will try to increase the number of trees and forests on 6.45 million hectares.

Key Points:

Project Overview:

• Objective: Keep desertification down and help restore areas destroyed around the Aravalli mountains.

• Cost of the project: ₹16,053 crore.

• Area: 6.45 million hectares which is found in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi.

• Buffer zone: 5 km wide around the entire Aravalli range.

Environmental Goals:

• Under Climate Commitment, Industries will take up initiatives to sequester an additional 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalent for India.

• A goal within India’s aim to restore 26 million hectares of land that is damaged by 2030.

Aravalli Mountain Range

• The Aravalli range stretches for 700 km from Champaner in Gujarat to areas around north east Delhi and Haryana.

• It helps stop land desertification and supports the rivers Luni, Banas and Sabarmati, including many wildlife species.

• Threatened by changes from deforestation, mining, urbanization, farming and development.

Conclusion

The Aravalli Green Wall project moves toward healthier surroundings and supports India’s climate agreements and protection of the regional environment. Because it tackles desertification and works to promote biodiversity, it meets both national and global environmental goals. Local leaders join in the effort to address climate change, yet problems such as deforestation and city expansion continue to concern people for a sustainable future.

UPSC Prelims Practice Question

Q.1 Read about the Aravalli Green Wall project and consider the following statements:

• Its goal is to set up a zone of at least 10 km between the Aravallis and towns around them.
• The project extends to some parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi.
• It is helping India meet its aim of restoring 26 million hectares of damaged land by 2030.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

UPSC Mains Practice Question

Q.1 Address how Aravalli Green Wall Project fits into India’s strategies for stopping desertification and fulfilling climate goals. What possible environmental issues and rules are related to the implementation of this approach?