National workshop in Udaipur finalises Detailed Action Plan for Aravalli Landscape Restoration
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated a national workshop at Udaipur on 21 May 2025 to finalise a Detailed Action Plan for restoring the Aravalli landscape, India's oldest mountain range.
Summary
A national workshop on Restoration of the Aravalli Landscape and its Biodiversity was inaugurated by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav at Udaipur, Rajasthan on 21 May 2025, on the eve of the International Day for Biological Diversity. Organised by MoEFCC and the Rajasthan Forest Department, it focused on finalising a Detailed Action Plan for Aravalli Landscape Restoration before its launch across the range. The Minister said the Aravalli Green Wall Project will increase green cover and biodiversity through afforestation, reforestation and restoration of water bodies, and recalled that 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' was launched from Buddha Jayanti Park on the Delhi ridge, part of the Aravallis.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 21 May 2025, Udaipur, Rajasthan
- Inaugurated by
- Bhupender Yadav
- Organisers
- MoEFCC and Rajasthan Forest Department
- Purpose
- Finalise Detailed Action Plan for Aravalli Landscape Restoration
- Linked project
- Aravalli Green Wall Project
- Note
- Aravallis described as India's oldest mountain range
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The national workshop to finalise the Detailed Action Plan for Aravalli Landscape Restoration was held in May 2025 at:
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Correct answer: B — Udaipur
The workshop was inaugurated by Bhupender Yadav at Udaipur, Rajasthan on 21 May 2025.
The May 2025 national workshop on Aravalli landscape restoration was organised by MoEFCC together with:
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Correct answer: D — Rajasthan Forest Department
The workshop was organised by MoEFCC and the Rajasthan Forest Department.