Akhilesh Yadav urges Delhi-NCR residents to turn ‘Save Aravalli’ into a mass movement

Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav has urged the people of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) to unite in an effort to save the Aravalli mountain range. He said protecting the Aravalli is not a choice but a necessity, describing it as the lifeline and natural protective shield of Delhi-NCR.

Addressing the people of Delhi through his social media account on Sunday, Akhilesh Yadav wrote that the Aravalli range plays a crucial role in controlling air pollution in the national capital, maintaining temperature balance, and conserving rainwater and groundwater. The range safeguards the region’s biodiversity and has the potential to revive endangered wetlands and bird species. He added that the Aravalli is the force that “can bring back the stars to the Delhi sky.”

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He warned that if the destruction of the Aravalli is not halted, Delhi and the NCR will never recover from smog, pollution, and the growing climate crisis. The worst impact, he said, is being felt by the elderly, children, and the sick. Even world-renowned hospitals and the medical services sector are suffering, as people are increasingly hesitant to visit Delhi for treatment due to pollution fears.

Akhilesh Yadav cautioned that if the current situation continues, Delhi will lose its identity as North India’s largest market and economic hub. Neither domestic nor foreign tourists will visit, and major sporting events, international conferences, and cultural, educational, or literary programs will cease to be organised. Hotels, restaurants, taxi services, handicrafts, and businesses of all sizes will face severe decline.

He further said that when pollution prevents airplanes from flying, delays trains for hours, and makes road travel unsafe, people will avoid coming to Delhi altogether. The situation, he warned, could deteriorate to the point where families will have to consider Delhi’s air and water quality before planning their children’s marriages.

He alleged that the BJP government is accelerating the destruction of the Aravalli by legalising illegal mining and due to what he described as its “insatiable hunger for land.” If this conspiracy is not stopped, he said, the nation’s capital will turn into the world’s “pollution capital,” forcing its residents to leave.

Akhilesh Yadav appealed to every citizen, school, college, businessman, shopkeeper, street vendor, and family to join the ‘Save Aravalli’ campaign. He also urged the media to extend strong support.

“Saving the Aravalli means saving ourselves, our children, and the future of Delhi,” he said. “Let us all come together to protect the Aravalli and defeat this destructive politics with the power of the people and public opinion.”