Consider the following statements:

Asola Bhatti Sanctuary is situated in the Aravalli range of Rajasthan.

It is a part of the Sariska-Delhi Wildlife Corridor.

Neeli Jheel has been developed as an eco-tourism site inside the sanctuary.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Question

The Asola Bhatti sanctuary is situated in the South Delhi Ridge section of the Aravalli range on the Delhi-Haryana border.
It is also part of the Sariska-Delhi Wildlife Corridor which runs from the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan to the Delhi Ridge.
Mining for quartzite and sand in the area was banned in 1991.
The Eco-Task Force of the Territorial Army has also been part of protection and plantation at the sanctuary since 2001.
In 2019, the area around the boundary of Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in Gurgaon and Faridabad was declared as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ).
The type of forest in the sanctuary is identified as ‘thorny scrub’.
Neeli Jheel has been developed as an eco-tourism site inside the sanctuary. Neeli Jheel is a lake formed in an abandoned mining pit.

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The Asola Bhatti sanctuary is situated in the South Delhi Ridge section of the Aravalli range on the Delhi-Haryana border.
It is also part of the Sariska-Delhi Wildlife Corridor which runs from the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan to the Delhi Ridge.
Mining for quartzite and sand in the area was banned in 1991.
The Eco-Task Force of the Territorial Army has also been part of protection and plantation at the sanctuary since 2001.
In 2019, the area around the boundary of Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in Gurgaon and Faridabad was declared as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ).
The type of forest in the sanctuary is identified as ‘thorny scrub’.
Neeli Jheel has been developed as an eco-tourism site inside the sanctuary. Neeli Jheel is a lake formed in an abandoned mining pit.

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