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The Chipko Movement in the Himalayas to protect the forest cover was started by

  1. Sunder Lai Bahuguna

  2. Dr Anil Agarwal of CSE

  3. Dr Aruna Roy of Kisan Mazdur Vikas

  4. Medha Patkar
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Explanation

Sunderlal Bahuguna was a prominent Gandhian environmentalist who led the Chipko movement in the 1970s, where villagers hugged trees to prevent logging in the Himalayan region. The movement successfully prevented deforestation and became a symbol of grassroots environmental activism in India.

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