Aravalli Hills ka sabse bada problem mining nahi hai, construction nahi hai, ya policy failure bhi nahi. Sabse bada problem logon ka perception hai. Jo cheez dikhti nahi, jo dramatic nahi lagti, aur jo slow damage karti hai, usse log ignore kar dete hain. Aravalli isi category me aati hai.
Sabse pehli wajah hai visibility ka illusion. Himalaya snow se covered dikhte hain, Western Ghats lush green dikhte hain. Aravalli low height, dry terrain aur scattered forest ke saath exist karti hai. Log isse “khaali zameen” samajh lete hain. Jab pahadi visually impressive nahi hoti, to uski ecological value bhi logon ke dimaag me zero ho jati hai.
Doosri wajah hai slow damage syndrome. Aravalli ek din me destroy nahi hui. Ye decades me ghisi, kati aur flatten hui hai. Insaan ka dimaag sudden disasters par react karta hai, gradual collapse par nahi. Flood ya cyclone headline ban jaata hai. Desertification aur groundwater loss boring lagta hai. Result ye hota hai ki jab tak damage visible crisis ban kar saamne aata hai, tab tak recovery ka option khatam ho chuka hota hai.
Teesri wajah hai urban bias. Shehri log maante hain ki environment ka matlab jungle, tiger aur national park hota hai. Aravalli jaise peri-urban ecosystems is definition me fit nahi hote. Gurgaon, Faridabad aur South Delhi ke paas jo hills hain, unhe log development obstacle samajhte hain, natural asset nahi. Jab ecosystem city ke paas hota hai, to uski value aur zyada ignore hoti hai.
Chauthi wajah hai economic framing. Aravalli ko hamesha land, stone aur real estate ke lens se dekha gaya. Mining revenue dikhta hai. Farmhouse dikhta hai. Highway dikhta hai. Lekin jo cheez nahi dikhti, wo hai temperature regulation, dust control aur groundwater recharge. Jab benefit invisible ho, to policy aur public dono usse undervalue kar dete hain.
Paanchvi wajah hai education gap. School textbooks me Aravalli sirf ek paragraph hoti hai. Koi ye nahi batata ki ye range North India ke climate ke liye kya kaam karti hai. Jab basic understanding hi nahi hoti, to public pressure bhi nahi banta. Log tab react karte hain jab unhe personal loss dikhta hai, theory nahi.
Media coverage bhi selective rahi hai. Jab leopard city me aa jata hai, tab Aravalli news ban jati hai. Jab pahadi quietly kaat di jati hai, tab silence hota hai. Is selective attention ka effect ye hota hai ki Aravalli ko log sirf conflict ke time ya tourism angle se dekhte hain, system ke roop me nahi.
Ek aur uncomfortable reason hai responsibility diffusion. Log sochte hain ye government ka kaam hai. Government sochti hai market handle karega. Market sirf profit dekhta hai. Is chain me ecosystem ka koi direct owner nahi hota. Jiski ownership nahi hoti, wo sabse pehle sacrifice hota hai. Aravalli ka bhi wahi hua.
Sabse dangerous misconception ye hai ki Aravalli ka loss reversible hai. Log maante hain ki plantation se sab theek ho jayega. Ye galat hai. Pahadi ka rock structure, soil layering aur natural drainage ek baar destroy ho jaye, to usse tree plantation se wapas nahi laya ja sakta. Ye scientific limitation hai, opinion nahi.
Delhi NCR ke log jab garmi, pollution aur water shortage se pareshan hote hain, tab bhi Aravalli unke solution list me nahi aati. Kyunki problem immediate lagti hai, solution structural hai. Insaan immediate cheezon par focus karta hai, long-term systems par nahi. Isi human nature ki wajah se Aravalli ignore hoti rahi.
Sach ye hai ki Aravalli Hills ka ignore hona ignorance nahi hai, balki ek pattern hai. Jab tak ecosystem silently kaam karta hai, tab tak uski value zero hoti hai. Jab wo collapse karta hai, tab log panic karte hain. Aravalli ab isi dangerous transition phase me hai.
Is article ka point emotional appeal nahi hai. Point ye hai ki jab log kisi system ko samajhte nahi, to wo usse destroy kar dete hain. Aravalli Hills ka case bhi isi rule ka example hai. Agar perception change nahi hota, to protection ki baat karna meaningless hai.