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What is the reason of chipko movement and who was the leader of the chipko movement?

Answer 1

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The Chipko movement was started at a place called Gopeshwar in Chamoli district of the Uttarakhand state. The movement started in 1972 to stop the indiscriminate and illegal harvesting of forests. Women also played a significant role in this movement, and during this time many slogans became famous and became part of the movement.

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Answer 2

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‘Chipko Movement’ is a non-political public movement for conservation of natural habitat and wildlife by preventing excessive commercial exploitation of forests. Chipko means ‘hugs’ and the movement was started by the villagers of Garhwal by hugging trees to stop the contractors from cutting the trees. We should conserve forests because it helps in protection of land, retaining sub-soil water, checking floods, and thereby maintain in the ecosystem.