Which of the following statements about the Chipko Movement is/are correct?
- 1. It was opposed to the commercial felling of trees in hill areas.
- 2. It was a non-violent movement.
- 3. It supported construction of dams in hilly regions.
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UPSC CBI DSP LDCE – 2023
1. It was opposed to the commercial felling of trees in hill areas: Correct. The Chipko movement began as a protest against the practice of clear-felling forests for commercial purposes by outside contractors, which threatened the ecological balance and the livelihoods of local communities dependent on forests.
2. It was a non-violent movement: Correct. The core tactic of the movement was hugging trees (Chipko means ‘to stick’ or ‘to hug’) to prevent them from being cut, employing non-violent resistance methods championed by figures like Gaura Devi and Chandi Prasad Bhatt.
3. It supported construction of dams in hilly regions: Incorrect. The Chipko movement and subsequent environmental activism in the Himalayas generally opposed large-scale development projects like big dams and mining, recognizing their potential for environmental damage and displacement in the fragile Himalayan ecosystem.
– It was a non-violent movement where people hugged trees.
– Environmental movements in the region often opposed large infrastructure projects like dams.