Question

What is Chipko Andolan? Who started it?Why was this andolan started?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Chipko Movement followed Gandhian philosophy of peaceful resistance and was an uprising against the people destroying ecological balance. Gandhian activist Sunderlal Bahuguna gave a direction to the movement and his appeal to Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, resulted in the ban of cutting trees.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The Chipko Movement followed Gandhian philosophy of peaceful resistance and was an uprising against the people destroying ecological balance. Gandhian activist Sunderlal Bahuguna gave a direction to the movement and his appeal to Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, resulted in the ban of cutting trees.

Explanation:

In modern India, Chipko Movement started in April 1973 in Uttarakhand's Mandal village (then a part of Uttar Pradesh) in the upper Alakananda valley. Soon it spread to other Himalayan districts of the state. The Chipko Movement was triggered by a government decision to allot forest land to a sports goods company.