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(B) The statement is False. The Chipko Andolan (movement) originated in the Garhwal Himalayas in the early $1970$s,specifically in the Reni village of

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(B) The statement is False. The Chipko Andolan (movement) originated in the Garhwal Himalayas in the early $1970$s,specifically in the Reni village of Chamoli district,Uttarakhand. The movement in Khejrali village,Rajasthan,which occurred in $1731$ to protect Khejri trees,was led by Amrita Devi Bishnoi and is historically distinct from the modern Chipko Andolan.

The Chipko Andolan was started in Khejrali village near Jodhpur in Rajasthan.

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