Concept of Chipko movement originally came from ________? A. Rajasthan B. Assam C. Arunachal Pradesh D. Mizoram

Option 4 is correct. Chipko movement began in Rajasthan . ​ Key Points The original ’Chipko movement’ was started around 260 years back in the early part of the 18th century in Rajasthan by the Bishnoi community . It is said that members of the Bishnoi community of Rajasthan led by Amrita Devi laid down their lives in an effort to protect the Khejadi trees from being felled on the orders of the king of Jodhpur in 1730 . After this, the king of Jodhpur gave a strong royal decree preventing the cutting of trees in all Bishnoi villages. Rajasthan capital: Jaipur. Rajasthan CM: Bhajan Lal Sharma Rajasthan Governor: Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade Confusion Points In modern times Chipko movement began in Uttarakhand in 1973. Sunderlal Bahuguna was the leader of this movement.