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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: –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-3: -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-4: -This movement was started in March 1974 in Gopeshwar in Chamoli District and was headed by Chandi Prasad Bhatt of Gopeshwar and Sunder Lal Bahuguna of silyara in Tehri region.