Which of the following statements are incorrect about the Chipko Movement?

(A) It was an environmental movement
(B) It raised the questions of ecological exploitation
(C) It demanded the control of natural resource by the local communities
(D) It was a movement against alcoholism
(E) It was a movement against caste discrimination

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(D), (E) only

*The correct answer is option (3) - (D), (E) only*

Given statements:

(A) It was an environmental movement
(B) It raised the questions of ecological exploitation
(C) It demanded the control of natural resource by the local communities
(D) It was a movement against alcoholism - incorrect
(E) It was a movement against caste discrimination - incorrect

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Statements D and E are incorrect.

(D), (E) only

(D) It was a movement against alcoholism - The Chipko movement was not a movement against alcoholism. It was an environmental movement against cutting down of trees. The anti-arrack movement was against alcoholism.

(E) It was a movement against caste discrimination - The Dalit Panther movement was a movement against caste discrimination not the Chipko movement.

Chipko Movement:

The movement began in two or three villages of Uttarakhand when the forest department refused permission to the villagers to fell ash trees for making agricultural tools. However, the forest department allotted the same patch of land to a sports manufacturer for commercial use. This enraged the villagers and they protested against the move of the government. The struggle soon spread across many parts of the Uttarakhand region. Larger issues of ecological and economic exploitation of the region were raised. The villagers demanded that no forest-exploiting contracts should be given to outsiders and local communities should have effective control over natural resources like land, water and forests. They wanted the government to provide low cost materials to small industries and ensure development of the region without disturbing the ecological balance. The movement took up economic issues of landless forest workers and asked for guarantees of minimum wage. Women’s active participation in the Chipko agitation was a very novel aspect of the movement. The forest contractors of the region usually doubled up as suppliers of alcohol to men. Women held sustained agitations against the habit of alcoholism and broadened the agenda of the movement to cover other social issues.