Q. Consider the following statements:
- Bishnoi movement was led by Amrita Devi.
- Chipko movement was started in Chamoli district.
- Jungle Bachao Andolan was started in Kerala along with Appiko movement.
- Jungle movement aims to save the Nilkuranji flowers of Western Ghats.
which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer:
Only 1 & 2
Notes:
- The Silent Valley movement was first initiated by the local people and was subsequently taken over by the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP).
- Chipko Movement started on April 24, 1973, at Mandal of Chamoli district of Gharwal division of Uttarakhand.
- Bishnoi Movement was led by Amrita Devi, in which around 363 people sacrificed their lives for the protection of their forests.
- Appiko Movement is a movement inspired by the Chipko movement by the villagers of Western Ghats,
- Jungle Bachao Andolan began in the 1980s in the Singhbhum district of Bihar (presently in Jharkhand). It was a movement against the government’s decision to grow commercial teak by replacing the natural Sal forests.