When was the chipko movement started
Who first started Chipko Movement?
Chandi Prasad Bhatt
“NO WOMAN ever had to hug a tree to protect it,” says Chandi Prasad Bhatt, the founder of Chipko.
Who started Chipko Movement and why?
The Chipko Movement gained traction under Sunderlal Bahuguna, an eco activist, who spent his life persuading and educating the villagers to protest against the destruction of the forests and Himalayan mountains. It was his endeavor that saw then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi banning the cutting of tress.
Who started Chipko Movement in 1974?
Gauri Devi
The Chipko movement was a non-violent agitation, which was aimed to protect trees from being mercilessly destroyed. On this day in 1974, Gauri Devi and 27 other women of Uttarakhand’s Reni village (that time part of Uttar Pradesh) led the Chipko Movement. As the news spread to nearby villages, more people joined.
Why did the Chipko Movement start?
The Chipko Movement was triggered by a government decision to allot forest land to a sports goods company. Angered by the move, villagers formed circles around the trees to prevent them from being cut.