Question

Select the reason(s) from the following that account for the success of the Silent Valley Movement?

• A. Citizens exerted pressure on the government through widespread awareness programs and publications.
• B. There was a huge support of world communities for the development activities in Silent Valley.
• C. Persistent petitions and appeals in courts and other high offices.
• D. The KSSP helped in mobilising people by publishing their reports on the ecological, economical, and social impacts of the project.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The KSSP helped in mobilising people by publishing their reports on the ecological, economical, and social impacts of the project.

The movement started in 1973 to protect the silent valley reserve forest. The protest raged for over ten years and involved thousands of people.

• The Silent Valley Movement was successful because it raised awareness of people about the damages caused by development.
• Citizens exerted pressure on the government through widespread awareness programs, publications, petitions and appeals in the court.
• The KSSP helped mobilise people by publishing their reports on the ecological, economical, and social impacts of the hydro-electric project.
• There was also international criticism towards the project because Silent valley was home to most of the Lion Tailed Macaques in the world, which are endangered.