![]() ![]() ![]() According to Ramachandra Guha in his book Unquiet Woods, villagers rallied together to save the oak and rhododendron forests near their villages. The Chipko movement, an example of the ecological movement, in the Himalayan foothills is a good example of such intermingled interests and ideologies.Here we take examples of an ecological movement to examine the many issues that are interlinked in an ecological movement. The impact of industrial pollution is yet another story. Industries displace agriculturalists from their homes and livelihood. Thus big dams displace people from their homes and sources of livelihood. This models of development has also been critiqued for assuming that all sections of people will be beneficiaries of development. Over the decades there has been a great deal of concern about the unchecked use of natural resources and a model of development that creates new needs that further demands greater exploitation of the already depleted natural resources. For much of the modern period, the greatest emphasis has been laid on development. ![]()
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