Supreme Court on Wednesday( 15 May 2024) ordered immediate closure of 68 mines operating within one-kilometre periphery of Sariska critical tiger habitat (CTH) and critiqued Rajasthan govt for interpreting SC's orders to assume that the one km no-go zone applied only to national parks and sanctuaries.

• The purpose is to stop the illegal mining of marble, dolomite, and limestone in the area, which violates the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and the Environment Protection Act, of 1986.
• The order is viewed as an opportunity to rectify past errors and effectively demarcate no-go zones around Sariska and other affected reserves.
• Based on a “traced map provided by the Forest Department,” the Jain Committee found in 1992 that the protected areas covered “about 800 sq km”.
• The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the SC in the 2000s submitted a damning report on mining around the Jamua Ramgarh Sanctuary which is part of the Sariska tiger reserve.