Question

Chipko Andolan (movement), which was started in 1973 in Garhwal/Himalayas (Gopeshwar) near Alaknanda river was for the first time initiated by
A. Chandi Prasad Bhatt
B. Vinoba Bhave
C. Baba Amte
D. None of the above

Answer 1

The word Chipko originated from a Hindi word which Chipak which means to stick. The Chipko movement was started to conserve the forests and the trees. Local people hugged the trees to protect them from being cut and fallen down.

Complete answer: The Chipko movement was started in March 1973. It was initiated in a small town named Gopeshwar that lies on the banks of river Alaknanda, in the Himalayas, and the Chamoli district of the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.
-The movement was started by Chandi Prasad Bhatt from Gopeshwar and Sunder Lal Bahuguna from Silyara in the Tehri region. The movement was started to conserve and protect the trees. The local women displayed enormous courage and bravery by hugging the trees.
-They did this in order to prevent the cutting of the trees by the local contractors. Slowly the word about this movement spread everywhere in the country and the world. People all over the world adopted this movement to save the trees. This made the movement a success and the biggest forest conservation movement of all time.
-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.
Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: A movement similar to the chipko movement was started in Southern India in Karnataka. The movement is known as the Appiko movement. It was organized and initiated by Pandurang Hegde. The movement aimed at the conservation, plantation, and the rational use of the forest trees.