Question

What was chipko movement?​

Answer 1

=>The show of constructive woman power was seen during the Chipko Movement in 1973.

=>Trees from the forests in the foothills of the were to be cut-down for commercial purposes.

=>Chandiprasad Bhat and Sunderlal Bahuguna had started a movement to prevent this.

=>Women followed the strategy of holding hands and encircling each tree.

=>As their method consisted of protecting the tree by encircling it, the movement came to be known as Chipko Movement.

=>Women took part in it in large numbers. Women had a big role to play in the agricultural economy of this region.

=>Gaura Devi was the activist who created this awareness among the women with the help of Sudesha Devi and Bachani Devi.