She stood there, 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱, and completely out of place. 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁, but because Nilgais don’t belong to our streets. They belong to the Aravallis, one of India’s oldest mountain ranges, older than the Himalayas by millions of years. But today, the 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 faster... than ever. And with the new definition of what counts as ‘Aravalli’, this destruction may speed up even more. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘆? Only hills rising 100 metres above the surrounding ground will be counted as Aravalli. But here’s the catch: 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟵𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶 𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀. This single definition strips most of the range of protection, opening vast areas to mining, construction, and unchecked real-estate expansion. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀? The lower Aravallis are not just gentle hills. They are 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶-𝗡𝗖𝗥’𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘀 and its dust shield. 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻: Losing these hills will intensify dust storms across NCR. Groundwater depletion will worsen sharply. Wildlife will be pushed deeper into human spaces, forcing nilgais, leopards, jackals, and more into our neighbourhoods. Yet there is almost 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 of this ecological crisis. ------------------------ As 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁 often says: “The shrinking of ancient forests is not a warning about the future; it is a description of what we are already doing today.” A species 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 comes from ends up consuming its own home. This is why inner clarity matters. Without it, even the 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹. Without it, man’s hunger will not stop, nor will he speak up when his last forest disappears. Inner clarity is our final defence.show more

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