Chipko movement started from which state?

Question

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Bihar STET TGT (Social Science) Official Paper-I (Held On: 08 Sept, 2023 Shift 5)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Uttarakhand.

Key Points

In the 1970s, rural Indian peasants, especially women, launched the nonviolent Chipko movement, also known as Chipko andolan.
The movement began in 1973 in the Indian Himalayan area of Uttar Pradesh, which would later become Uttarakhand.
It was launched to save forests and trees that were being cut down for government-sponsored logging.
It swiftly expanded throughout the Himalayas.
The demonstrators' main strategy of embracing the trees to obstruct the loggers is reflected in the Hindi word chipko, which means "to hug" or "to cling to."

Additional Information

Leader of Chipko Movement sundarlal Bahuguna.
Bahuguna famously fasted for two weeks in 1974 to protest forest policy.
It is estimated that over 150 communities participated in the Chipko movement between 1972 and 1979.
Another important Leader was Dhoom Singh Negi who also fasted to protest the auctioning of the forest.
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi banned on commercial felling in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, for 15-year.