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 Sunderlal Bahuguna, He is no more

He was 94 years old, and an environmental activist a pioneer of the Chipko Movement against deforestation in the 1970s, died in Uttarakhand this afternoon. He was one of India's best-known environmentalists



Sunderlal Bahuguna (9 January 1927 – 21 May 2021)[3]was an Indian noted Garhwali environmentalist and Chipko movement leader. The idea of the Chipko movement was of his wife and the action was taken by him. For years he had been fighting for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas, first as a member of the Chipko movement in the 1970s, and later spearheaded the Anti-Tehri Dam movement starting 1980s, to early 2004.[4] He was one of the early environmentalists of India,[5], and later he and people associated with the Chipko movement started taking up environmental issues, such as being opposed to large dams.

 



He was admitted to the hospital on May 8 after testing positive for Covid. His condition turned critical last night, with his oxygen level dropping drastically. He was on CPAP therapy in the hospital's ICU.



He has also refused Padma Shri Award by the government of India, 

Below are the following list of Awards 

1986: Right Livelihood Award

1986: Jamnalal Bajaj Award for constructive work

1989: Honorary Degree of Doctor of Social Sciences was conferred by IIT ROORKEE

2009: Padma Vibhushan Award by the government of India for environment conservation





Even prime minister Narendra Modi tweeted 



Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat tweeted


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