The Chipko Movement was initiated under the leadership of Sunderlal Bahuguna around the year :
1951
1971
1981
1991
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UPSC Geoscientist – 2024
The Chipko movement originated in the Garhwal Himalayas in the early 1970s. A key incident often cited as igniting the movement occurred in the Reni village in March 1973, where women embraced trees to prevent loggers from felling them. While Chandi Prasad Bhatt was also a significant figure in the movement’s early phase, Sunderlal Bahuguna played a crucial role in giving it wider publicity and spreading its message nationally and internationally. He undertook long foot marches (padyatras) to raise awareness. Although his extensive activism continued for decades, his prominent association and leadership in popularizing the movement began around the early 1970s. Among the given options, 1971 fits within the timeframe of the movement’s initiation and the emergence of its key leaders, including Bahuguna.