Write a note on 'Chipko Andolan'

Explanation

The Chipko Andolan also known as .Hug the Trees Movement..
`implies` This Andolan was launched by the local village people of Reni Garhwal, high-up in the Himalayas during the early 1970s.
`implies` The Chipko Andolan was the result of a grass root level effort to end the alienation of people from forest.
`implies` The movement originated from a dispute between the local villagers and a logging contractor, who had been allowed to fell trees in a forest close to the village.
`implies` On the specific day, the contractor.s workers appeared in the forest to cut the trees while the men folk were absent.
`implies` Undeterred, the women of the village reached the forest and clasped the tree trunks and prevented the workers from felling the trees.
`implies` The Chipko movement quickly spread across communities and media, and forced the government, to whom the forest belongs to rethink their priorities in the use of forest produce.