Question

Explain the Chipko movement in detail.

Accepted Answer

The Chipko movement started in the 1970s in a remote village called ‘Reni’ by the tribal people of Tehri- Garhwal district in Uttarakhand. A logging contractor had been allowed to cut down trees in a forest close to a village. The people of the village, realising the importance of forests decided to stand against the axes of greedy contractors.
One day, when the menfolk of the village were out for work, the women of the village reached the forest to prevent the workers from cutting down the trees by clasping the tree trunks with their arms. The forest trees were thus saved.

‘Chipko Movement’ prevented the destruction of forests and saved the environment from deterioration. Thus, it spreads across all communities quickly and also taught people that the destruction of forests affected not just the availability of forest products, but also the quality of soil and sources of water.

Food, fodder, fuel, fibre, and fertilizer is the slogan of the Chipko movement. It is benefited by the local population in the following ways:

Allowing them the traditional use of forest resources.

Protection from landslides, soil erosion, and flash floods.

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