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Morphological Ridge
May 15 , 2025
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- The Supreme Court issued show cause notices regarding the violations of its 1996 directive under the M C Mehta vs Union of India.
- The 1996’s directive held that the ridge land must be safeguarded against the encroachment and non-forest use without prior court approval.
- The Delhi Ridge is the tail-end of the city’s ancient Aravalli hill range, and an ecologically critical zone.
- It works as a green lung for the capital and a natural barrier against hazards such as desertification and pollution.
- This Ridge stretches for around 35 km from the south of Mahipalpur to southeast of Tughlakabad, petering out in Wazirabad on the western bank of Yamuna.
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