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	ARAVALLI HILLS - Online Information article about ARAVALLI HILLS
		ARAVALLI HILLS, a range of mountains in See also:
		The Aravalli hills are for the most See also:
		The Aravalli hills send off rocky ridges in a north-easterly direction through the states of See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /APO_ARN/ARAVALLI_HILLS.html (792 words)

	AllRefer.com - Aravalli Hills (South Asia Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Divided into the Sambhar-Sirohi and the Sambhar-Khetri ranges, the hills contain a variety of minerals, including large amounts of quartzite.
		Most of the hills are 1,000 to 3,000 ft (300 to 900 m) in elevation and from 6 to 60 mi (10 to 100 km) in width.
		The peak of Guru Sikhar on Mount Abu, which is 5,645 ft (1,720 m) in elevation, is the highest of the range.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Aravalli.html (191 words)

	The Mewar Encyclopaedia: A
		The Aravallis act as a boundary separating the Thar Desert from the plains and plateaus of eastern Rajasthan.
		It was among the valleys and hills of the Aravallis that Maharana PRATAP SINGH I waged his famous guerrilla warfare against the Mughals.
		The rocks which abound in the vatika (a garden on a hill) and the nearby Rock Garden have geological importance in that they are part of the Aravalli Hills and are considerably older than the Himalayas.
	www.mewarindia.com /ency/ar.html (1738 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation
		Though the committee’s report deals with “illegal” mining in the Aravalli Hills, the Supreme Court — in what the industry as well as the state government call a blanket order — banned all mining activities in the region spread across 14 districts of Rajasthan and areas of Haryana contiguous to Delhi.
		The apex court has instructed the chief secretaries of Rajasthan and Haryana to “ensure that no mining activity in the Aravalli Hills is carried out, especially, in that part which has been regarded as forest area protected under the Environment (Protection) Act”.
		The secretary general of the Federation of the Mining Associations of Rajasthan, A.S. Mathur, said it had decided to move the Supreme Court, pleading that the industry had no objection in banning illegal mines as most of the mining was going on with permission from the government.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1021127/asp/nation/story_1424534.asp (220 words)

	Aravalli Hills - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		To the south, their drainage supplies two distinct river systems, one of which debouches in comparatively small streams on the Gulf of Cambay, while the other unites to form the Chambal river, a great southern tributary of the Jumna, flowing thence via the Ganges, into the Bay of Bengal on the other side of India.
		The Aravalli hills are for the most part bare of cultivation, and even of jungle.
		The Aravalli hills send off rocky ridges in a north-easterly direction through the states of Alwar and Jaipur, which from time to time reappear in the form of isolated hills and broken rocky elevations to near Delhi.
	www.1911ency.org /A/AR/ARAVALLI_HILLS.htm (522 words)

	Beaches, tourism and travel guide on India from chooseindiatravels
		Ajmer city, surrounded by the Aravallis and located in the heart of Rajasthan, is 130 km to the west of Jaipur.
		Alwar is a city situated between a cluster of small hills in the Aravalli range.
		Bundi which is just 36 kms from Kota,is surrounded by the Aravalli hills on the three sides and is surrounded by a massive wall with four gateways.
	www.chooseindia.com /tourism/rajasthan/cities.htm (1137 words)

	Horse riding tours
		The Aravalli mountain ranges run roughly north to south, East of the Aravali being plateau and the fertile North.The west going into the desert.The International Airport in Delhi is your gateway to Rajasthan- (though Mumbai too is well connected by Air.) There are daily flights ex Delhi to Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur.
		As we approach the Aravalli hills, you begin to encounter the Rabari herdsmen the nomadic shepherds who travel thousands of kilometers with their flocks searching for pasture for their sheep.
		The lakes near the hills abound in migratory water birds and the odd crocodile in the sun, after a hearty meal of last weeks tourist.The hills have over a hundred species of exotic forest birds.
	countrytours.tripod.com /countrytours/id7.html (1261 words)

	Rajasthan: Mines or water? - Water Voices - HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		They argue that the mining in the Aravallis was "irreparably damaging" the water resources and the dry wells and ponds are only a prelude to a permanent water crisis in future.
		Instead of making water harvesting structures on these hills, the government is ensuring the permanent wastage of rain water from these hills," said MS Rathore, senior fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur.
		It is aimed at awakening the villagers to the damage to the environment by mining in the Aravallis.
	www.hindustantimes.com /2005/Jun/01/6321_308449,001600110008.htm (713 words)

	Mercury Travels
		The beautiful, rambling, hilltop Deogarh Mahal dominates a delightful, small town and is nestled among the Aravalli Hills, dotted with majestic forts and lakes.
		The large gardens and local village are delightfully unspoilt and, brooding on the hill behind, are the glorious ruined Hawa Mahal and main palace.
		Situated in the heart of a village, in the Aravalli Hills and at the foot of a huge granite rock, the surrounding scenery is quite spectacular.
	www.mercury-india.com /tour/heritagehotels.htm (3903 words)

	North India Hill Stations,Hill Stations in North India,North India Hillstations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The North India hill stations are not only noted for their cool salubrious air and their stunning mountain scenery but are known for serene ambience, rolling meadows and spellbinding views..
		Located 53 km to the north of Almora, Kausani, is a picturesque hill station famous for its scenic splendour and its spectacular 300 km-wide view of the Himalayas.
		The only hill station in Rajasthan, Mount Abu huddles among the rocks on a 1,220-m granite table mountain at the far southwestern end of the Aravalli hills.
	www.hill-stations-india.com /north-india-hill-stations (599 words)

	Sariska Wild Life Sanctuary in India
		Sculpted out of the Aravalli hills, it spreads over 800-sq kms and is the habitat of the majestic tiger, deer, Nilgai, partridges, wild boar, fox, gaur, sambar, chital, hyena, and the four-horned antelope.
		The dry deciduous forests are a perfect home to the jungle cat, and the Siliserh Lake which lies at the edge of the Park is the watering holes that has preserved the natural habitat of the region, despite it being close to the desert.
		Sharp cliffs, hills and narrow valleys of the Aravalis describe the landscape of Sariska.
	us.makemytrip.com /destination/sariska_sanctuary/sariska_sanctuary.htm (423 words)

	India: Rainwater harvesters and forest protectors of the Aravalli hills
		India: Rainwater harvesters and forest protectors of the Aravalli hills
		A recognition that good water management requires good land management is one reason for TBS's amazing success: among the benefits of regenerating forests on the rocky slopes of the Aravalli hills is that vegetation slows down run-off and reduces erosion, thus improving groundwater recharge and decreasing sedimentation of the villagers' ponds.
		It is a desperately poor region with deplorable government services and infrastructure, high levels of illiteracy and an appalling level of oppression for the majority of women.
	www.wrm.org.uy /bulletin/66/India.html (1803 words)

	RAJASTHAN INFOLINE > History > Udaipur & Mewar
		The Queen of Vallabhai, Pushpavati, who was on a pilgrimage offering prayers for her unborn child, heard of the destruction of Vallabhai and the death of her husband while traveling through the Aravalli hills in the north.
		Despairing, she took refuge in a cave, and there gave birth to a son whom she called Guhil, or "cave born." Then, entrust her child to a maidservant, the queen ordered a funeral pyre lit, and walked into it to join her dead husband's soul.
		Guhil, or Guhadatta, was befriended by the Bhils, tribal aborigines who had lived in the Aravalli hills since well before 2000 B.C. Amongst the Bhils, Guhadatta grew in power, and became a chieftain.
	www.rajasthaninfoline.com /rinfo/udaipurhh.htm (684 words)

	GEODYNAMICS AND ENVIRONMENT - MANAGEMENT OF HIMALAYA; Devendra Pal
		This erosion is so severe along the right bank of Madhyamaheshwar that it has threatened the existence of several villages on hill slopes The hill slopes are quite steep and given to rise gullying and deep rills, that changes their courses quite frequently and cut deeply on the slopes (Plate 2).
		These slides in the hills are linked to subsidence that is so prominent everywhere and it is not the uplift of the Himalaya, the cause as has been thought by so many learned workers.
		Their impact in the hills of Uttaranchal are felt in the form of low pressure areas and heavy rains accompanied by storms.
	www.earthwaves.org /palpaper3.htm (6610 words)

	Danta Gujarat, Attractions of Danta, Bhavani Villa Palace, Goddess Amba, Western India Travel, Taranga Temple Tours, ...
		Danta town is situated at the foothills of Aravalli hill range.
		The palace is built at several levels on a hill edge with a skyline of domes, offering a fantastic view of the Aravalli hills.
		Ambaji: (22 kms from Danta) Ambaji is one of the major 'Shakti-peethas' of India, situated in the Arsasur hills.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /gujarat/danta (814 words)

	CHAPTER I
		Since the sandy plain is associated with the Aravali hills, it may be inferred that the sand composing the plain was probably transported across the low relief Aravalli ranges or through the gaps in the hills where it settled due to loss of wind speed.
		Nangal Chaudhry hills in Narnaul tahsil near Haryana-Rajasthan boundary are one of the many occurrences of independent hill ranges in Mahendragarh and Narnaul tahsils.
		North-west and south of Narnaul town, rounded hillocks and elliptical hills are prominent features of the landscape in the sandy terrain between the Dohan and Kasaunti streams.
	mahendragarh.8m.com /GENINFO.HTM (5932 words)

	Aravalli Hills — FactMonster.com
		Divided into the Sambhar-Sirohi and the Sambhar-Khetri ranges, the hills contain a variety of minerals, including large amounts of quartzite.
		Most of the hills are 1,000 to 3,000 ft (300 to 900 m) in elevation and from 6 to 60 mi (10 to 100 km) in width.
		The peak of Guru Sikhar on Mount Abu, which is 5,645 ft (1,720 m) in elevation, is the highest of the range.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0804531.html (98 words)

	Aravalli Range - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The northern end of the range continues as isolated hills and rocky ridges into Haryana state, ending near Delhi.
		The high light of this city is undoubtedly the Torana arches, with which it has become synonymous.
		Across the Saraswati river and ascending the Taranga hills, the cluster of Jain temples dated from the 12th century, offers yet another insight into the devotional architecture of the Rever Rajput period.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aravalli_Hills (476 words)

	India Travelog: Moreover: Paragliding in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Aravalli ranges in Rajasthan - exotic desert country, is perfect for flying, especially when the monsoons descend on the rest of the country.
		The craggy hills which protect the beautiful beaches of the west coast and the Nilgiri hills tea growing country famed for their forest reserves in which nestle the favourite hill resorts of Ooty and Kokaikanal are also great flying sites.
		Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu; Mhow (Indore) in Madhya Pradesh; the Chamundi Hills (Mysore), and Nandi Hills (Bangalore).
	www.iw.sify.com /travel/moreover/more19-paragliding.html (577 words)

	[ onlinetradingcoach.net \| Aravalli Hills Resources ] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The northern point of the auditory range lasts as isolated hills & rocky ridges into Haryana state, headway vicinal Delhi.
		In Rajastan to the west of the Aravalli range, the climate is characterised by squat rainfall with erratic distribution, extremes of diurnal & every year temperatures, squat humidity & tremendous puff velocity.
		Across the Saraswati river & ascending the Taranga hills, the cluster of Jain temples dated from the 12th century, presentations yet someone else insight into the devotional architecture of the Rever Rajput period.
	www.onlinetradingcoach.net /Aravalli_Hills (507 words)

	Travel in Rajasthan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Here they came, the Rajputs, to a land where the Aravalli hills lay like a beam across the desert.And here they built themselves magnificent citadels to their power called Rajasthan, The land of the rulers.
		Nestled in a fold of the Aravalli hills, Bundi bristles with medevial enchantment.
		The former capital of the Siodia rulers of Udaipur,Chittaur perches atop the scraggy spine of the Aravallis.
	www.netguruindia.com /travel/raj/index.html (1366 words)

	IndiaTravelMall.com ~ Destination India ~ Adventure / Trekking
		Dominated by the five summits of mighty Kanchenjunga, the Darjeeling and Sikkim area of the eastern Himalayas is alsoa region of gentle hills and dales, pine forests, turquoise lakes and burbling streams.
		The Aravallis, remnants of the oldest mountain range in the subcontinent, resemble outcroppings of rocks rather than mountains and are virtually barren except for thorny accacias and date palm groves found near the oasis.
		The hill station of Mahabaleshwar, lies in the north of the range, and the highest in the area and is considered an ideal base for trekkers.
	www.indiatravelmall.com /adventure.shtml (2735 words)

	Udaipur Trident Hilton Hotel
		Aravalli: Situated at the lobby level, the Aravalli restaurant, with an adjacent open air terrace, overlooks the pool with the Aravalli mountain range as the backdrop.
		Aravalli Terrace: A seasonal al fresco dining area, adjacent to the Aravali restaurant, operates from October to March.
		The Terrace serves as the extension of the restaurant during breakfast and lunch, while at dinner, traditional Indian thalis are served.
	www.pacificdelighttours.com /IndiaVac_Factsheet/Udaipur_Trident_Hilton.htm (243 words)

	Hobson Jobson Dictionary
		Among the older Mahommedan historians the term Siwālikh is applied to a territory to the west of and perhaps embracing the Aravalli Hills, but certainly including specifically Nagore (Nāgaur) and Mandāwar the predecessor of modern Jodhpūr, and in the vicinity of that city.
		The chief trade of the inhabitants of these hills is in muskbags, the tails of the mountain cow, saffron, lead, and copper.
		In the language of Hind Sawalâk means a lak and a quarter (or 125,000), and Parbat means a hill, that is, the 125,000 hills.
	dsal.uchicago.edu /cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.2:1:181.hobson (2106 words)

	India: A description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Malwa plateau - bounded by the Aravalli hills in the northwest and the Vindhyas in the Vindhyas form the northern half of this peninsula.
		Towards the west of this plateau lie the Western Ghats that comprise of the Sahyadri, the Nilgiri, the Annamalai and the Cardamom Hills.
		From the pine-clad slopes of the Himalayas to the scrub and thornforests of north west and peninsular India and from the semi-arid central forests to the ever-green deciduous groves of Kerala, Bengal, the northeast hills, and the Andaman and Nicobar, India’svegetation is tailored to its diverse topography.
	users.wpi.edu /~tadanki/india.htm (6673 words)

	Sohna Hills in Haryana, Medicinal Sulphur Springs, Haryana Hill Stations, Aravalli Hills, Holiday Resort in Sohna, ...
		A short drive from Damdama Lake, atop the Aravalli hills lies Sohna, the picturesque health-cum-holiday resort.
		Once, gold dust was collected from the sands of streams flowing around it and so the place came to be known as `Sona'.
		Adding to its beauty is a whiff of history in the form of a ruined bastion on an adjoining hill - once a glowing stronghold of local chieftains.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /haryana/hillstations/sohna-hills.html (554 words)

	Aravalli Ranges in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Aravalli Ranges are one of the most ancient mountain ranges in India that lies in the north-western part of the country.
		Luna and and its small tributaries flow westward and in due course merge with Rann of Kutch, and the Banas and its streams flow from the easternside of the ridge and join the Yamuna.
		Aravallis are also gifted with great mineral wealth.
	www.india9.com /i9show/Aravalli-Ranges-42056.htm (130 words)

	M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors [2004] INSC 184 (18 March 2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It also noticed that in respect of the Aravalli Hills range being an acknowledged as eco friendly area under the Aravalli notification, clearances were being granted on the basis of examination of an expert group without any public hearing or participation of NGOs or the affected people.
		In the hills and in mountains regions, the aim should be to maintain 2/3rd of the area under such cover in order to prevent erosion and land degradation and to ensure the stability of the fragile eco-system.
		As far as environmental protection in the Aravalli hills is concerned, planning and provisions must start from the stage of grant of mine lease and what all it should include have been set out.
	www.austlii.edu.au /~andrew/CommonLII/INSC/2004/184.html (17272 words)

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