Question: Sunderlal Bahuguna who passed away recently had led which movement to protect the ecology?
(a) Chipko Movement
(b) Silent Valley Movement
(c) Bishnoi Movement
(d) Narmada Bachao Movement
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Renowned environmentalist and Gandhian, Sunderlal Bahuguna passed away on May 21,2021 due to Covid-19.
- He led the famous Chipko Movement,a non-violent agitation which originated in Uttar Pradesh’s Chamoli district (now Uttarakhand) in 1973.
- As the word chipko means ‘to embrace’, the villagers hugged the trees and encircled them to prevent the forest loss on the Himalayan slopes.
- The movement was campaigned against the Tehri Dam on River Bhagirathi, a mega-project with devastating consequences. He undertook one of India’s longest fasts after Independence, over 56 days.
- He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2009.