69-815: Northern Ridge biodiversity park , in Delhi Ridge of Aravalli range is a 87 hectares biodiversity area in the Northern Ridge (also called Kamla Nehru Ridge or forest) in Delhi , India. It lies in the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor . Delhi has more than 7,884 hectares of fragmented forests, which are deprived of wild animals due to the unplanned urbanisation. Of the over 400 wetlands of Delhi, fewer than 3 or 4 major ones existed in 2014. In 2015, Delhi already had Aravalli Biodiversity Park and Yamuna Biodiversity Park . Delhi Development Authority (DDA) engaged
138-673: A Neolithic archaeological site and sacred grove hill forest on the Delhi-Haryana border, is in the South Delhi Ridge of the Aravalli mountain range in the Faridabad tehsil in the Indian state of Haryana . It lies within the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor stretching from Sariska Tiger Reserve to Delhi. Historical sites in the vicinity of the sanctuary are Badkhal Lake ,
207-568: A Reserved Forest in 1914, and spans from the southern fringes of Sadar Bazaar to Dhaula Kuan . The Buddha Jayanti Smarak Park is situated in the central part of the Delhi Ridge in New Delhi , India . It occupies a stretch of almost a kilometre on the eastern section of Vandemataram Marg , also known as Upper Ridge Road. It was established on the 2500th anniversary of Gautama Buddha 's enlightenment by Indian architect M. M. Rana. A sapling of
276-498: A rigid indentor which controlled the overall wedge shaped geometry of the orogen. Lithology of area shows that the base rocks of Aravalli are of Mewar Gneiss formed by high-grade regional metamorphic processes from preexisting formations that were originally sedimentary rock with earliest life form that were formed during the archean eon, these contain fossils of unicellular organism such as green algae and cyanobacteria in stromatolitic carbonate ocean reefs formed during
345-502: A buffer against pollution, 51% of which is caused by the industrial pollution, 27% by vehicles, 8% by crop burning and 5% by diwali fireworks . It was proposed several times form the 1990s, but as of 2024 the project is still in the planning stage. The Sariska–Delhi leopard wildlife corridor or the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor is a 200 km long important biodiversity and wildlife corridor which runs from
414-566: A convergent plate boundary) of the oceanic crust along the Rakhabdev lineament, flattening and eventual wrenching (also called strike-slip plate fault, sideways horizontal movement of colliding plates with no vertical motion) parallel to the collision zone. Associated mafic igneous rocks show both continental and oceanic tholeiitic geochemistry (magnesium and iron-rich igneous rocks) from phanerozoic eon (541–0 million) with rift-related magmatic rock formations. The Aravalli-Delhi Orogen
483-524: A craton where basement rock crops out at the surface and it is the relatively oldest and most stable part that are undeformed by the plate tectonics . The Aravalli Craton (Marwar-Mewar Craton or Western Indian Craton) covers Rajasthan as well as western and southern Haryana . It includes the Mewar Craton in the east and Marwar Craton in the west. It is limited by the Great Boundary Fault in
552-557: A freshwater lake, was gradually succumbing to the same fate owing to the dumping of waste. In ancient times, it served as the principal water source for the Rajput city of Qila Rai Pithora . Its basin was recharged by the extensive dense forests of Sanjay Van, with its overflow draining into the Yamuna River . In 2014, the wetland was strewn with water hyacinth and the Ridge was infested with
621-582: A law. This amendment will reduce the Haryana's Natural Conservation Zones (NCZs) by 47% or 60,000 acres from 122,113.30 hectares to only 64,384.66 hectares. This is in violation of multiple guidelines of the Supreme Court of India as well as " NCR Planning Board " (NCRPB) notification which states the original 122,113.30 hectares ecologically sensitive forest of South Haryana is a forest, "The major natural features, identified as environmentally sensitive areas, are
690-524: A rigid Archaean continent banded gneissic complex around 2.2 Ga with the coexisting formation of the Bhilwara aulacogen in its eastern part and eventual rupturing and separation of the continent along a line parallel to the Rakhabdev (Rishabhdev) lineament to the west, simultaneous development of a passive continental margin with the undersea shelf rise sediments of the Aravalli-Jharol belts depositing on
759-522: A south-west direction, starting near Delhi , passing through southern Haryana , Rajasthan , and ending in Ahmedabad Gujarat . The highest peak is Guru Shikhar on Mount Abu at 1,722 m (5,650 ft). The Aravalli Range is one of the oldest geological features on Earth , having its origin in the Proterozoic era. The Aravalli Range is rich in natural resources and serves as check to
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#1732855815620828-584: Is a ridge in the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor in the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India . It is a northern extension of the ancient Aravalli Range , which is approximately 1.5 billion years old—significantly older than the Himalayas , which are "only" about 50 million years old. The Delhi Ridge consists of quartzite rocks and extends from the southeast at Tughlaqabad , near
897-994: Is a 32.71 km biodiversity area in the South Ridge on the Delhi-Haryana border. It is considered a vital habitat for the Indian leopard . Endangered species in the sanctuary include the red-headed vulture and the Egyptian vulture : the Government of Haryana has constituted a vulture conservation program . Near-threatened species include painted stork , white-faced ibis and the European roller . Rare birds include black francolin and grey-headed fish eagle . Plant species include butea monosperma (dhak or flame of forest), anogeissus (dhok), Wrightia tinctoria (inderjao), Indian elm , neolamarckia cadamba (kadamba), prosopis cineraria (jaand), tinospora cordifolia (giloi), etc. Mangar Bani ,
966-524: Is a biodiversity area in the South Ridge, immediately northwest of Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary and south of Sainik Farm . Previously, the area had valleys scattered with sand-mined quarries and dried-up springs due to a lack of groundwater recharge. There was no natural forest cover, only invasive weed species like Prosopis juliflora , lantana , and parthenium . This was replaced with a three-layered forest community featuring native trees and plants such as mahua , haldu , sheesham and bael . Scrubland
1035-830: Is along the Ferozpure Jhirka-Nuh Aravali range as well as Delhi South Ridge (Faridabad-Gurugram) to Farrukhnagar area on the Delhi–Haryana border, with reports of sightings in Saidpur, Lokri and Jhund Sarai Viran villages near the KMP expressway; Bhukarka 7 km from Pataudi; Pathkori, Bhond, Mandawar in Ferozepur Jirka region. In May 1992, some parts of the Aravalli hills in Rajasthan and Haryana were protected from mining through
1104-470: Is an orogen event that led to a large structural deformation of the Earth's lithosphere (crust and uppermost mantle, such as Aravalli and Himalayas fold mountains) due to the interaction between tectonic plates when a continental plate is crumpled and is pushed upwards to form mountain ranges, and involve a great range of geological processes collectively called orogenesis . The archean basement had served as
1173-647: Is located near the North Campus of Delhi University . The area consists of an eclectic blend of nature and history and houses the Northern Ridge Biodiversity Park developed and maintained by the Delhi Development Authority (DHA) . The North Ridge encompasses several monuments that date from as antiquated as the pre-Mughal era to the colonial British period. The Central Ridge includes 864 hectares of forestry which were designated
1242-456: Is part of the Indian Shield that formed from a series of cratonic collisions. In ancient times, Aravalli were extremely high but since have worn down almost completely from millions of years of weathering , whereas the Himalayas , young fold mountains, are still continuously rising. Aravalli have stopped growing higher due to the cessation of upward thrust caused by the tectonic plates in
1311-537: Is similar to the younger Himalayan-type orogenic belts of the Mesozoic - Cenozoic era (of the Phanerozoic ) in terms of component parts and appears to have passed through a near-orderly Wilson supercontinental cycle of events . The range rose in a Precambrian event called the Aravalli - Delhi Orogen . The Aravalli Range is a northeast–southwest trending orogenic belt located in the northwestern part of Indian Peninsula. It
1380-518: Is the largest prehistoric site and Stone Age tool-making factory in the Indian subcontinent and the first discovered site in the Aravalli range with cave paintings. The stone tools and rock art date back 100,000 years BP, while the cave paintings are estimated to be 20,000-40,000 years BP. It is also the oldest known site of human habitation in Haryana and the National Capital Region . Tilpath Valley Biodiversity Park , spread over 172 acres
1449-474: Is the president of Buddha Jayanti Park. In August 2023, Gupta organized a plantation program that resulted in the planting of 1,000 Cassia fistula (Amaltas) trees. The South-Central Ridge encompasses 633 hectares of land. Large chunks have been encroached and built upon. Aravalli Biodiversity Park is an area spreading over 2.8 km (690 acres) on the South Central Delhi Ridge within
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#17328558156201518-611: The Aravalli Range . The area is enclosed by JNU , Mehrauli - Mahipalpur Road, National Highway 8 , Vasant Kunj, Masoodpur, Palam road and the southern periphery of Vasant Vihar . DDA and the University of Delhi , under the auspices of the Biodiversity Parks Programme, collectively maintain the area. Each year, a substantial expenditure is spent on restoration, development, and maintenance. The land that now comprises
1587-529: The Archean Bhilwara Gneissic Complex basement , which is a gneissic (high-grade metamorphism of sedimentary or igneous rocks) basement formed during the archean eon 4 Ga ago. It started as an inverted basin , that rifted and pulled apart into granitoid basement , initially during Aravalli passive rifting around 2.5 to 2.0 Ga years ago and then during Delhi active rifting around 1.9 to 1.6 Ga years ago. It started with rifting of
1656-543: The Bhatti mines , branching out in places and tapering off in the north near Wazirabad on the west bank of the Yamuna River , spanning approximately 35 kilometres. The Ridge acts as the "green lungs" for the city, and protects Delhi from the hot winds of the deserts of Rajasthan to the west. It has also enabled Delhi to be the world's second most bird-rich capital city, following Nairobi in Kenya . Though modest in height,
1725-653: The Bodhi Tree from Sri Lanka was planted here by the then Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri on 25 October 1964. On an artificial island in the park stands a pavilion housing a gilded Buddha statue , which was dedicated by the 14th Dalai Lama in October 1993. Each year in May, on the full moon day of Vaisakha, the Buddha Jayanti festival is celebrated here. Neeraj Gupta , an Indian sculpture artist and environmentalist,
1794-704: The Earth's crust below them. The Aravalli Range joins two of the ancient Earth's crust segments that make up the greater Indian craton , the Aravalli Craton which is the Marwar segment of Earth's crust to the northwest of the Aravalli Range, and the Bundelkand Craton segment of the Earth's crust to the southeast of the Aravalli Range. Cratons, generally found in the interiors of tectonic plates, are old and stable parts of
1863-557: The Geological Survey of India to declare the site as a National Geological Monument . Tectonic-stratigraphic evolution of the Aravalli Range: The stratigraphic classification of the Aravalli Range can be divided into the following parts (north to south direction): The Aravalli Range has been site of three broad stages of human history, early Stone Age saw the use of flint stones; mid-Stone Age starting from 20,000 BP saw
1932-639: The Gurgaon -Delhi border, developed by the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon , was inaugurated on 5 June 2010 on the occasion of the World Environment Day . Neela Hauz Biodiversity Park, straddling Sanjay Van in the South Central Ridge, was restored between 2015 and 2016. In 2014, out of Delhi's 611 water bodies, 274 were considered dead, while the remaining were in poor condition. Neela Hauz,
2001-609: The Rann of Kutch . "The Great Green Wall of Aravalli" is a proposed 1,600 km long and 5 km wide green ecological corridor along Aravalli range from Gujarat to Delhi, it will be connected to Shivalik hill range and 1.35 billion (135 crore) new native trees will be planted over 10 years to rehabilitate the forest cover in this area. To be implemented on a concept similar to the Great Green Wall of Sahara in Africa, it will act as
2070-534: The Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan to Delhi Ridge. This corridor is an important habitat for the Indian leopards and jackals of Aravalli. In January 2019, the Wildlife Institute of India announced that they will undertake the survey of leopard and wildlife, using pugmarks and trap cameras, subsequently, leopards and jackals will be tracked via the radio collars . Urban development, especially
2139-620: The paleoproterozoic era . Sedimentary exhalative deposits of base metal sulfide ores formed extensively along several, long, linear zones in the Bhilwara aulacogen or produced local concentration in the rifted Aravalli continental margin, where rich stromatolitic phosphorites also formed. Tectonic evolution of the Aravalli Mountains shows Mewar Gneiss rocks are overlain by Delhi Supergroup type of rocks that also have post-Aravalli intrusions. Metal sulfide ores were formed in two different epochs, lead and zinc sulfide ores were formed in
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2208-562: The 10th century Surajkund reservoir and Anangpur Dam , Damdama Lake , Tughlaqabad Fort and the ruins of Adilabad . It is contiguous to the seasonal waterfalls in Pali-Dhuaj-Kot villages of Faridabad , and the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary . It is also an important wetland for the migratory birds as several dozen lakes formed in the abandoned open pit mines in and around the area. Spanning 5,000 hectares, this
2277-528: The Aravalli Biodiversity Park was once a mining site. Martha Shinde ( Scindias ) had a mining lease for the 2.3 km (0.89 sq mi) area. They plundered whatever they could. For years, Shinde exploited a panoply of forest resources including minerals, mica, sand, stone, rocks and water. The land, once abundant with a dense and lush forest, was eventually transformed into pits and hillocks due to relentless mining activities. Scientists from
2346-463: The Aravalli Range. The Aravalli Range has several forests with a diversity of environment. The Aravalli Range is rich in wildlife. The first-ever 2017 wildlife survey of a 200 square kilometre area crossing five districts (Gurgaon, Faridabad, Mewat, Rewari and Mahendergarh) of Haryana by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) found 14 species, including leopards , striped hyena (7 sightings), golden jackal (9 sightings, with 92% occupancy across
2415-554: The Aravalli range dates back to at least the 5th century BCE, based on carbon dating . Recent research indicates that copper was already mined here during the Sothi - Siswal period going back to c. 4000 BCE . Ancient Kalibangan and Kunal, Haryana settlements obtained copper here. The Indian Craton includes five major cratons . Cratons are part of continental crust made up of upper layer called platforms and older bottom layer called basement rocks . shields are part of
2484-586: The Aravallis are commonly collectively referred to as the Delhi Ridge, which is divided into the Northern, Central, South Central, and Southern Ridge. In 1993, parts of north Delhi , central Delhi , south West Delhi and south Delhi covering 7,777 hectares was declared a reserve forest. Thereafter, between 1994 and 1996, a major part of the ridge was notified by the Government, thus stopping all construction. Over
2553-701: The Central Rajasthan region, Sharma states that the presence of some mining has had both positive and negative effects on neighboring agriculture and the ecosystem. The rain-induced erosion brings nutrients as well as potential contaminants. The Aravali Range is the source area of many rivers, resulting in development of human settlements with sustainable economy since pre-historic times. The Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project , Western Dedicated Freight Corridor , Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor , North Western Railway network, Jaipur–Kishangarh Expressway and Delhi–Jaipur Expressway , all run parallel to
2622-504: The Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE) at the University of Delhi have reintroduced over 10 ecosystems, comprising more than 40 biotic communities. Portions of the Aravalli in the state of Gujarat are covered with natural dense forest. However, the land on which the Aravalli Biodiversity Park is being developed lacked natural forest growth due to extensive mining in
2691-627: The Ecologically Sensitive Areas clauses of Indian laws. In 2003, the central government of India prohibited mining operations in these areas. In 2004, India's Supreme Court banned mining in the notified areas of Aravalli Range. In May 2009, the Supreme Court extended the ban on mining in an area of 448 km across the Faridabad , Gurgaon and Mewat districts in Haryana , covering the Aravalli Range. A 2013 report used high-resolution Cartosat-1 and LISS-IV satellite imaging to determine
2760-618: The Ridge serves as a watershed , separating the Indus Plain to the west from the Gangetic Plain to the east, within the larger Indo-Gangetic Plain . It is believed that the Aravallis are one of the oldest mountain ranges in India that evolved around 2.5 billion years ago during the Archaeozoic era. The range extends from Gujarat through Rajasthan to Haryana - Delhi . In Delhi, the spurs of
2829-659: The area of the Aravalli Hill Range. Among them, there are similarities in material culture, and in the production of copper tools. They are located near the copper mines. "The GSCC is east of the Harappan culture, to the north-east of Ahar–Banas Complex , north/north west to the Kayatha Culture and at a later date, west of the OCP-Copper Hoard sites ( Ochre Coloured Pottery culture – Copper Hoard culture ). Located within
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2898-570: The area. The CEMDE and DDA are reviving native flora and fauna of Aravalli hill ranges by undertaking plantation of native species like dhau ( Anogeissus pendula ), dhak ( Butea monosperma ), babul ( Acacia nilotica ) and kair ( Capparis decidua ). A rangeland with native grasses has been developed and a systematic planting program is underway; each year, native trees and bushes are planted to remove unwanted weeds, i.e. Prosopis juliflora . A conservatory of butterflies, orchidarium and fernery has been developed. The Aravali Biodiversity Park, Gurgaon , on
2967-554: The attenuated crust on the eastern flank of the separated continent, subsequent destruction of the continental margin by accretion of the Delhi island arc (a type of archipelago composed of an arc-shaped chain of volcanoes closely situated parallel to a convergent boundary between two converging tectonic plates) from the west around 1.5 Ga. This tectonic plates collision event involved early thrusting with partial obduction (overthrusting of oceanic lithosphere onto continental lithosphere at
3036-511: The continental lithosphere that have remained relatively undeformed during the cycles of merging and rifting of continents. It consists of two main sequences formed in the Proterozoic eon , metasedimentary rock (sedimentary rocks metamorphosed under pressure and heat without melting) and metavolcanic rock (metamorphosed volcanic rocks) sequences of the Aravalli Supergroup and Delhi Supergroup . These two supergroups rest over
3105-675: The domestication of cattle for agriculture; and post Stone Age starting from 10,000 BP saw the development of the Kalibangan civilisation, 4,000 BP the Aahar civilisation and 2,800 BP the Gneshwar civilisation. The Tosham hills have several Indus Valley Civilisation sites in and around the hill range as the area falls under copper-bearing zone of Southwest Haryana and Northeast Rajasthan of Aravalli hill range. Investigation of IVC network of mineral ore needs for metallurgical work and trade, shows that
3174-449: The east, the Thar Desert in the west, Indo-gangetic alluvium in the north, and the Son River - Narmada River - Tapti River basins in the south. It mainly has quartzite , marble , pelite , greywacke and extinct volcanos exposed in the Aravalli-Delhi Orogen . Malani Igneous Suite is the largest in India and third largest igneous suit in the world. The uniqueness of the geological feature of Malani Igneous Suite at Jodhpur prompted
3243-489: The existence and condition of mines in the Aravalli Range. In the Guru Gram district, the Aravalli hills occupy an area of 11,256 hectares, of which 491 (4.36%) hectares had mines, of which 16 hectares (0.14%) were abandoned flooded mines. In the Faridabad and Mewat districts, about 3610 hectares were part of mining industry, out of a total of 49,300 hectares. These mines were primarily granite and marble quarries for India's residential and real estate construction applications. In
3312-527: The extension of Aravalli ridge in Rajasthan, Haryana and NCT-Delhi; forest areas; rivers and tributaries... major lakes and water bodies such as Badkhal lake , Suraj Kund and Damdama in Haryana sub-region" . This area as part of Northern Aravalli leopard and wildlife corridor is an important habitat for the leopards in Haryana . This corridor runs from Sariska and Ranthmbor to Rann of Kutch National Park and Gir National Park in Gujarat. The following national parks, wildlife reserves, and forests lie in
3381-420: The forest land can be exploited and opened up for the intrusive human development. This habitat is under serious threat from the wrong actions of the Government of Haryana which in 2019 passed the amendment to the Punjab Land Alienation Act, 1900 (PLPA). Governor has given his assent for the act, but it has not yet been notified by the Haryana government, hence it is in limbo and has not officially become
3450-700: The grounds of the Government School in Khanak, during 2014 and 2016. They found early to mature Harappan phase IVC materials, pottery, semiprecious beads of lapis lazuli , carnelian and others. They also found evidence of metallurgical activities, such as crucibles (used for pouring molten metal), furnace lining, burnt floor, ash and ore slugs. Ceramic petrography , metallography , scanning electron microscope (SEM, non-destructive, surface images of nanoscale resolution), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXA and EDXMA non-destructive, qualitative and quantitative elemental composition) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM, destructive method) scientific studies of
3519-483: The growth of the western desert. Aravalli, a composite Sanskrit word from the roots "ara" and "vali" , literally means the "line of peaks" . The Aravalli Range, an eroded stub of ancient mountains, is believed to be the oldest range of fold mountains in India. The natural history of the Aravalli Range dates back to times when the Indian Plate was separated from the Eurasian Plate by an ocean. The Proterozoic Aravalli-Delhi orogenic belt in northwest India
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#17328558156203588-584: The highways and railways bisecting the Aravalli range and wildlife corridor in several places pose a great risk. Large parts of Aravalli are legally and physically unprotected, with no wildlife passages and little or no wildlife conservation work resulting in deaths of over 10 leopards in 4 years between January 2015 to January 2019. The Haryana side of the Gurugram-Faridabad Aravalli hill forests lack availability of water due to which wild animals are seldom seen there. The Government of Haryana used drones for aerial surveys and dug 22 ephemeral pits in 2018 to store
3657-425: The invasive species of prosopis juliflora ( Vilayati Babul or Kikar of Mexican origin), which were planted in the 1920s by the British to rehabilitate the wasteland. The silted-up lake faced encroachment and raw sewage inflow, prompting concerned citizens to obtain a Delhi High Court order for its restoration by the government. Following the commencement of restoration efforts in 2015, this biodiversity park
3726-469: The invasive species of prosopis juliflora ( Vilayati Babul or Kikar of Mexican origin), which were planted in the 1920s by the Britisher colonisers to rehabilitate the wasteland. Prosopis juliflora has caused the depletion of the water table due to its 15-m-deep root system, resulting in the death of 450 native species as well as the biodegradation of the flora and fauna. With the view to reintroduce 5,000 native plant species which existed 150 years ago in
3795-522: The length of the Aravalli Range providing an economic boost. The Aravalli Range is the home of forests, wildlife, protected areas, UNESCO heritage listed forts, rivers, and historical monuments which sustain a large tourism industry. Damage to the environment and ecology from the unorganized urbanization , overexploitation of the natural resources including water and minerals, mining , untreated human waste and disposal, pollution, loss of forest cover and wildlife habitat , unprotected status of most of
3864-429: The material found prove that the Khanak site was inhabited by the IVC metal-workers who used the locally mined polymetallic tin , and they were also familiar with metallurgical work with copper and bronze . The lowest level of site dates back as far the pre-Harappan era to Sothi-Siswal culture (6600 BP) tentatively. The Ganeshwar Sunari Cultural Complex (GSCC) is a collection of third millennium BCE settlements in
3933-512: The most common type of grinding stone at Harappa is of Delhi quartzite type found only in the westernmost outliers of the Aravalli range in southern Haryana near Kaliana and Makanwas villages of Bhiwani district. The quartzite is red-pink to pinkish grey in colour and is crisscrossed with thin haematite and quartz filled fractures with sugary size grain texture. Ravindra Nath Singh and his team of Banaras Hindu University carried out ASI -financed excavations of Indus Valley Civilisation site on
4002-430: The rainwater which became dry during the summer months. In January 2019, the government announced the plan to make the pit perennial by connecting those with pipelines from the nearby villages. Human activity, such as unplanned urbanization and polluting industrial plants, also pose a great threat. There is often reluctance and denial on part of the government officials of the presence of wildlife such as leopard so that
4071-893: The regions of the Aravalli Hill Range, primarily along the Kantli, Sabi, Sota, Dohan and Bondi rivers, the GJCC is the largest copper producing community in third millennium BCE South Asia, with 385 sites documented. Archaeological indicators of the GSCC were documented primarily in Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, and Sikar districts of Rajasthan, India ..." Pottery found in the area include incised ware, and reserved slipware. There are two main type sites , Ganeshwar , and Sunari , in Tehsil Kot Putli, Jaipur district (Geo coordinates: N 27° 35' 51", 76° 06' 85" E). The Northern Aravalli range in Delhi and Haryana has humid subtropical climate and hot semi-arid continental climate with very hot summers and relatively cool winters. The main characteristics of climate in Hisar are dryness, extremes of temperature, and scanty rainfall. The maximum daytime temperature during
4140-666: The ridge, the Vilayati Kikar was replaced with 15 native plant species in 2014. Additional 3-layered native plant species are being planted. Some of the native species being replanted at several Delhi ridges to replace the invasive Vilayati Kikar include mahua , haldu , sheesham , bael , other shrubs and grasses. Several ridges of Delhi are being restored to revive the native species including leopard , Indian rock python , jackals , neelgai , mongooses , porcupines , small Indian civet , gecko , Sirkeer malkoha cuckoo, nightjar , Indian paradise flycatcher . Delhi Ridge Delhi Ridge , sometimes simply called The Ridge ,
4209-410: The scientists of Delhi University to develop four more biodiversity parks in Delhi, including the Northern ridge biodiversity park (Kamla Nehru Ridge), Tilpath valley biodiversity park , Neelahauz biodiversity park and phase-2 of the Yamuna Biodiversity Park. It was restored in 2014–16 on 87 hectares of Kamla Nehru Ridge (also called Northern Ridge) near Delhi University. The ridge was infested with
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#17328558156204278-418: The sedimentary rocks around 1.8 Ga years ago during Paleoproterozoic phase. The tectonic setting of zinc-lead-copper sulfides mineralisation in the Delhi supergroup rocks in Haryana-Delhi were formed by mantle plume volcanic action around one billion years ago covering Haryana and Rajasthan during the mesoproterozoic . In the southern part of the Aravalli supergroup arc base metal sulfides were generated near
4347-549: The subduction zone on the western fringe and in zones of back-arc extension to the south-east. Continued subduction produced tungsten - tin mineralisation in S-type (sedimentary unmetamorphosed rock), felsic (volcanic rock), and plutons (crystallised solidified magma). This includes commercially viable quantities of minerals, such as rock phosphate , lead - zinc - silver mineral deposits at Zawar , Rikahbdev serpentinite , talc , pyrophyllite , asbestos , apatite , kyanite and beryl . Mining of copper and other metals in
4416-445: The summer varies between 40 and 46 °C (104 and 115 °F). During winter, its ranges between 1.5 and 4 °C. The Central Aravalli range in Rajasthan has an arid and dry climate. The Southern Aravalli range in Gujarat has a tropical wet and dry climate Three major rivers and their tributaries flow from the Aravalli, namely Banas and Sahibi rivers which are tributaries of Yamuna , as well as Luni River which flows into
4485-452: The survey area), nilgai (55 sightings), palm civet (7 sightings), wild pig (14 sightings), rhesus macaque (55 sightings), peafowl (57 sightings) and Indian crested porcupine (12 sightings). Encouraged by the first survey, the wildlife department has prepared a plan for a comprehensive study and census of wildlife across the whole Aravalli Range, including radio collar tracking of the wild animals. Well known leopard and hyena habitat
4554-445: The years, urban development, illegal or otherwise, has engulfed several sections of the Delhi Ridge. In many areas, landscaped public parks, public housing, and illegal tenements have sprouted. Furthermore, the area also witnesses dumping of construction waste . Today, the Ridge has been divided into four separate zones for administrative ease, namely: Also referred to as the Kamala Nehru Ridge , it covers an area of 87 hectares and
4623-434: Was officially inaugurated as Delhi's third biodiversity park on February 3, 2018. 28°36′58″N 77°10′08″E / 28.616°N 77.169°E / 28.616; 77.169 List of films , Chandrawal , Jagat Jakhar ) Aravalli Range#Geographical features The Aravalli Range (also spelled Aravali ) is a mountain range in Northern - Western India , running approximately 670 km (420 mi) in
4692-433: Was officially inaugurated in November 2016. Sanjay Van is located near Jawaharlal Nehru University and Vasant Kunj . Southern Ridge sprawls across 6200 hectares and includes the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary , Bandhwari and Mangar Bani forests. This is the least urbanized of the four segments of the Ridge, though much of it consists of village-owned or privately-owned farmland. Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary
4761-760: Was restored to attract reptiles and birds. In 2015, 100,000 trees were planted with the help of 40,000 volunteers, followed by another 20,000 trees in 2016. Wildlife surveys are conducted by tracking pugmarks using the Pug Impression Pad (PIP) method and by photographing wild animals. It now encompasses grasslands, hilly terrain, and a rich diversity of wildlife, with over 105 plant species, 103 bird species, 32 butterfly species, 15 species of herpetofauna (reptiles and amphibians), and eight mammalian species, including leopard , Indian rock python , jackals , neelgai , mongooses , porcupines , small Indian civet , gecko , Sirkeer malkoha , nightjar , Indian paradise flycatcher . Following development that commenced in 2015, it
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