The Aravalli Green Wall project is an ambitious attempt to revive a landscape under growing environmental pressure. It stretches across four states and one of India’s oldest mountain ranges. The project is inspired by Africa’s successful 'Great Green Wall' initiative and aligns with India’s national goal of expanding carbon sinks. Experts say that strong commitment and sustained funding are key to making this initiative a reality. The project aims to create a 1,400-kilometre-long and five-kilometre-wide green belt along the Aravalli range. Environmental activist Jai Dhar Gupta said, "The process of recreation is not easy. I think the African Green Wall Project and the China Green Wall Project kinda prove that lots of mistakes will be made – lots of money and commitment is required to make this happen." While environmentalists appreciate the initiative, they warn that such projects will not have a meaningful impact unless activities like deforestation and mining in the region are stopped. Environmentalist Bhavreen Kandhari said, "Even if you are talking about enhancing the deprived plantation and land, etc, it's understandable. But now what they actually need to think is all the deforestation, the mining, the excavation that is happening in Aravalli, that needs to be stopped. There is no dearth of plantation there. There is no dearth of trees and forest there. Forest will grow if you let them grow."
