INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

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 movement originated in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh) in 1973 and quickly spread throughout the Indian Himalayas. The Hindi word chipko means “to hug” or “to cling to” and reflects the demonstrators’ primary tactic of embracing trees to impede loggers.

Detailed explanation-3: –Thus, based on the above information we can conclude that the Chipko Andolan (movement), which was started in 1973 in Garhwal/Himalayas (Gopeshwar) near the Alaknanda river was for the first time initiated by Chandi Prasad Bhatt.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chipko movement, also called Chipko andolan, nonviolent social and ecological movement by rural villagers, particularly women, in India in the 1970s, aimed at protecting trees and forests slated for government-backed logging.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.