Chipko movement or Chipko Andolan was forest conservation Andolan, which was happened in 1973, around grhwal division of Himalayan region of Uttarakhand. The movement was led on Gandhiji's philosophy of non-violence, by Chandi Prasad Bhatt.
The main aim of Movement was protection and conservation of trees and maintenance of ecological balance. This is also called women's movement because it was first mass mobilization of women against deforestation. The movement was named from word "embrace" because villagers hugged and encircled the trees to prevent them from cutting.
After several days of agitation, the govt. canceled the logging contract of company. The protect was powerful agent of social change. The original Chipko movement was started around 18th century in Rajasthan by Amrita Devi of Bishor community against declination of trees. Gandhian activist Sunder Lal Bahuguna provides proper direction to movement, who appealed to Indira Gandhi, which resulted in ban on logging of trees.
The andolan was lasted for many years and achieved major victory in 1980 when PM Indira Gandhi banned cutting of trees in Himalayan states for 15 years. The victory of andolan saved thousand of tress in hills from logging.
"Ecology is Permanent Economy"
- Sunder Lal Bahuguna
The main aim of Movement was protection and conservation of trees and maintenance of ecological balance. This is also called women's movement because it was first mass mobilization of women against deforestation. The movement was named from word "embrace" because villagers hugged and encircled the trees to prevent them from cutting.
After several days of agitation, the govt. canceled the logging contract of company. The protect was powerful agent of social change. The original Chipko movement was started around 18th century in Rajasthan by Amrita Devi of Bishor community against declination of trees. Gandhian activist Sunder Lal Bahuguna provides proper direction to movement, who appealed to Indira Gandhi, which resulted in ban on logging of trees.
The andolan was lasted for many years and achieved major victory in 1980 when PM Indira Gandhi banned cutting of trees in Himalayan states for 15 years. The victory of andolan saved thousand of tress in hills from logging.
"Ecology is Permanent Economy"
- Sunder Lal Bahuguna