Arrange the following events of the Appiko movement of 1983 in the order in which they happened:
(A) The volunteers kept vigil in the forest for six weeks.
(B) Felling of trees was started in Salkani forest in Sirsi district.
(C) The movement spread to many adjoining districts.
(D) Men, women and children hugged the trees and forced the woodcutters to leave.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (D), (A), (C)
The events of the Appiko movement follow one another in this way.
(B) Felling of trees was started in Salkani forest in Sirsi district. — This came first, on 8 September 1983.
(D) Men, women and children hugged the trees and forced the woodcutters to leave. — When felling began, 160 people hugged the trees.
(A) The volunteers kept vigil in the forest for six weeks. — After the woodcutters left, the people stayed on guard for the next six weeks.
(C) The movement spread to many adjoining districts. — This happened within months, after the trees were saved.
NCERT (2026-27): “Box. 7.3: Chipko or Appiko — What’s in a Name? … On 8 September 1983, when the felling of trees was started in Salkani forest in Sirsi district, 160 men, women and children hugged the trees and forced the woodcutters to leave. They kept vigil in the forest over the next six weeks. Only after the forest officials assured the volunteers that the trees will be cut scientifically and in accordance with the working plan of the district, did they leave the trees. When commercial felling by contractors damaged a large number of natural forests, the idea of hugging the trees gave the people hope and confidence that they can protect the forests. On that particular incident, with the felling discontinued, the people saved 12,000 trees. Within months, this movement spread to many adjoining districts. …” |