101 East India’s disappearing mountains
101 East investigates the environmental cost of illegally mining the world's oldest mountains as desperate residents in India take on powerful miners. 101 East investigates the impact of illegally mining India’s mountains as desperate residents take on powerful miners. In northern and western India lies an ancient mountain range, the Aravallis, believed to be hundreds of millions of years old. Stretching across almost 700km (435 miles), the mountains are home to rivers, a diverse range of trees and wildlife, and according to experts, they are the main barrier shielding millions of people from an expanding desert. But these mountains are disappearing, ravaged by illegal mining carried out to feed New Delhi’s construction boom, prompting warnings of a looming ecological catastrophe. 101 East travels to the northwestern state of Rajasthan to investigate the assault on the Aravalli mountains. Published on Thursday 6 June 2024.
101 East reports on the people and events shaping the Asia Pacific region. Bold, untold stories from across Asia and the Pacific. Al Jazeera’s in-depth, weekly current affairs programme from the world’s most populated region.
Primary Title
- 101 East
Episode Title
- India’s disappearing mountains
Date Broadcast
- Friday 7 June 2024
Start Time
- 11 : 32
Finish Time
- 11 : 58
Duration
- 26:00
Channel
- Al Jazeera English
Broadcaster
- Al Jazeera Media Network
Programme Description
- 101 East reports on the people and events shaping the Asia Pacific region. Bold, untold stories from across Asia and the Pacific. Al Jazeera’s in-depth, weekly current affairs programme from the world’s most populated region.
Episode Description
- 101 East investigates the environmental cost of illegally mining the world's oldest mountains as desperate residents in India take on powerful miners. 101 East investigates the impact of illegally mining India’s mountains as desperate residents take on powerful miners. In northern and western India lies an ancient mountain range, the Aravallis, believed to be hundreds of millions of years old. Stretching across almost 700km (435 miles), the mountains are home to rivers, a diverse range of trees and wildlife, and according to experts, they are the main barrier shielding millions of people from an expanding desert. But these mountains are disappearing, ravaged by illegal mining carried out to feed New Delhi’s construction boom, prompting warnings of a looming ecological catastrophe. 101 East travels to the northwestern state of Rajasthan to investigate the assault on the Aravalli mountains. Published on Thursday 6 June 2024.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Current affairs
- Documentary
Contributors
- Vikram Singh (Producer)
- Suyash Shrivastava (Producer)
- Prashun Mazumdar (Producer)