Question

Chipko movement was started in 1970s in a small village of Garhwal high up in Himalayas. Villagers stood against greedy contractors. Women folk hugged the trees. The Chipko movement (as it was called) spread slowly to all nearby areas under the leadership of Shri Sunder Lal Bahuguna. Answer the following questions based on the above information:
(i) Do you feel inspired by this movement which prevented felling of trees? Who do you think are the real stakeholders?

(ii) Which old belief has been challenged by Chipko movement?
(iii) What values does Chipko movement invoke?

Answer 1

(i) Yes. The local people are the real stakeholders.
(ii) Chipko movement has challenged the old belief that forests are meant only for timber. Gift of trees to us is soil, water, oxygen.

(iii) Environmental protection, motivation for tree plantation.