The Issue

We at NatConnect Foundation express our solidarity with the nationwide campaign to save the Aravalli Hills and to declare all hill ranges as strictly No-Development Zones (NDZ).

A Viksit Bharat cannot be built by weakening its natural foundations. The Aravallis—among the world’s oldest mountain systems—are not wastelands. They are vital ecological infrastructure supporting water security, climate stability, agriculture, and public health across North India. Their destruction directly undermines the promise of sustainable development.

This danger is not limited to the Aravallis. Hill ranges across India are being cut, mined, and built over through policy loopholes and fragmented clearances.

The Aravallis are only the tip of the iceberg. If they fall, so will other hill ranges—from the Himalayas to the Vindhyas, the Parsik Hills, the Sahyadris, the Kharghar-Belapur Hills and the Eastern Ghats. And do we expect nature to bear this silently?

What’s the Disastrous Impact

• Groundwater recharge zones destroyed
• Water scarcity worsens across cities and farms
• Heatwaves and dust storms intensify
• Flooding increases due to hill-cutting
• Forests and wildlife disappear permanently
• Air quality deteriorates
• Public health costs rise
• Climate resilience weakens
• Short-term profit overrides long-term growth
• Future generations inherit irreversible loss

No artificial solution can replace natural systems formed over millions of years.

The Solution & Appeal

Viksit Bharat demands water security, climate resilience, and ecological stability. Protecting hills is not anti-development—it is development protection.

We call for immediate national action to grant absolute NDZ status to all hill ranges, starting with the Aravallis, free from commercial reinterpretation.

You cannot build a developed nation by dismantling its natural foundations.

Please Sign this petition to protect India’s hills—and the future of Viksit Bharat - and standby the #SaveAravalliHills campaign.