The 1970 flood that turned villagers to Chipko struck which valley?
AAlaknanda
BBhagirathi
CMandakini
DKali river
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Alaknanda
1. It inundated 100 square kilometres.
2. The Alaknanda valley was flooded.
3. Villagers linked deforestation to landslides.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 8, Social Movements._
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