Rajasthan's new Model Regulations for Conservation of Hills in Urban Areas, 2024, reclassify hill slopes, permitting low-density projects like farmhouses and resorts on terrain between 8 and 15 degrees gradient. This move, approved in April 2025, comes amid Supreme Court scrutiny over Aravalli mining threats. Experts warn the reclassification blurs the line between plains and sensitive hill systems, potentially contradicting the Forest Survey of India's definition of the Aravallis.