Question

What was the primary reason for the start of the Jungle Bachao Andolan?

• A. To protest the felling of sal trees and their replacement with teak trees.
• B. To demand the government plant more trees in nature reserves.
• C. To advocate for the rights of tribal people in Bihar.
• D. To promote the cultivation of teak trees for commercial purposes.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. To protest the felling of sal trees and their replacement with teak trees.

• The organisation formed against the Bihar government's decision to cut down sal trees and replace them with teak trees in nature reserves - Jungle Bachao Andolan

• Place where it started Bihar

• Period - 1980s

• Leadership provided by - Tribal people of Singhbhum district in Bihar