DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first Chipko protest occurred near the village of Mandal in the upper Alaknanda valley in April 1973.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Chipko movement was started by Sunderlal Bahuguna in the Garhwal forests. The movement was aimed at stopping the felling of trees for commecial purposes. The movement was non-violent and the villagers hugged trees to stop them from being felled.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Chipko movement began in two or three villages of Uttarakhand on refusal of permission to villages to fell ash trees for making agricultural tools and allotted the same land to sports manufacturers for commercial uses. 2. The villagers protested against the practices of logging to be permitted by government.