Question

Identify the reasons which led to the Chipko Movement in U.P in early
1970s. What was the impact of this movement?

Answer 1

Answer:

Chipko movement, also called Chipko andolan, nonviolent social and ecological movement by rural villagers, particularly women, in India in the 1970s, aimed at protecting trees and forests slated for government-backed logging. The movement originated in the Himalayan region of Uttar Pradesh (later Uttarakhand) in 1973 and quickly spread throughout the Indian Himalayas. The Hindi word chipko means “to hug” or “to cling to” and reflects the demonstrators’ primary tactic of embracing the trees to impede the loggers. A major impact of Chipko movement was that it prompted the Union Government to amend the Indian Forest act, 1927 , and introduced the Forest Conversation Act, 1980 , which says forest land cannot be used for non forest purpose.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Chipko Movement began in UP in early 1970s for several reasons. One, villagers were not given the permission to fell ash trees for making tools for agriculture. But the land was given for commercial purposes. Two, the villagers put up a protest against logging given permission by the government. In the movement, the villagers began to hug trees.  

The impact was that the movement spread throughout many parts of the State and the Government also banned the felling of tress in Himalayas for a span of fifteen years.