Q. Chipko movement I. It is movement initially meant for protecting trees but now meant for preservation of environment including habitat and wildlife II. Chipko movement was started in Garhwal, Himalayas in 1973 Shri Sundar Lal Bahuguna to prevent cutting down of trees III. Local women hugged trees to prevent their cutting by the contractor Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) I and II
B) I and III
C) II and III
D) I, II and III
Explanation
Chipko movement is movement initially meant for protecting trees but now meant for preservation of environment including habitat and wildlife. Chipko movement was born in March 1973 in Gopeshwar in Chamoli district. Finally, Sunder Lal Bahuguna started organized Chipko Andolan in Garhwal Himalayas (Uttarakhand) when in 1974, local women of Advani village in Tehri Garhwal tied sacred thread round the trees to protect them from the axe of contractors by hugging them
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