One day the contractor's workers appeared in the forest to cut the trees but the menfolk were absent. However, the women from the village reached the forest quickly and elapsed the tree trunks preventing the workers from felling the trees. Thus, the forest trees were saved.
The incident was originated in a remote village called Reni in Garhwal in the early 1970s. By which name is this Andolan known?

Amritadevi Andolan

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Vankatai Andolan

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Prakruti Samrakshan Andolan

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Chipko Andolan

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Solution

The correct option is D Chipko Andolan
The Chipko Andolan originated in the Reni village, Garhwal, in the early 1970s due to a dispute between local villagers and a logging contractor who had been allowed to fell trees in the near forest. The trees were hugged and prevented from getting cut down. This was a practice of conservation of the forests by the local villagers.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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