Losing Ridge

The northern extension of the Aravalli hill range, India's oldest mountain chain, Delhi Ridge is an integral part of the National Capital Territory.
The ridge sprawls into the capital from the Southeast at Tughlaqabad, near the Bhatti mines, branching out in places and tapering off in the north near Wazirabad on the right bank of the River Yamuna.
The ridge functions as the 'green lungs' of this bustling Delhi. It not only shields the city from the hot winds of the deserts of Rajasthan but also retains moisture and brings cold.
Divided into four zones, namely the southern ridge, the south central ridge, the central or the new ridge, and the northern or the Old Delhi ridge, it is a significant environmental heritage of Delhi.
The northern extension of the Aravalli hill range, India's oldest mountain chain, is Delhi Ridge is an unequal natural heritage.
Today Delhi Ridge is under immense pressure. Truckloads of debri amounting 5,000 metric tonne, cremation ground, massive construction all seem swamping over a huge expanse.
This particular central ridge area still struggles to protect its pristine beauty after the court ordered the cremation sheds to be demolished and the water body to be restored.
Delhi, which is known as the most bird-rich capital in the world after Nairobi, may soon cease to become the same due to increasing human activities in ridge area
Yet there are at least 200 hundred species of birds that have been sighted in this area of the capital. An ideal place for bird watchers and nature lovers, visiting the ridge can be a refreshing experience.
If we go back to the history, we find large-scale afforestation was done during the Sultanate period to ensure that the wild animals remain in the ridge forest, because the emperors could use this a hunting ground.
Feroz Shah Tughlaq, who was very fond of hunting, also planted huge population of trees in this Old Delhi ridge area during his reign. Later during the construction of New Delhi, the British too planted huge amount of trees on the ridge and declared it a Reserved Forest.
Today possibly a public campaign for the Delhi Ridge and some type of citizens' monitoring of the Ridge area may save this area to be abused further.

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good video .. save the ridge .. save Delhi .. save India :)