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The Appiko movement associated with nature conservation and forest protection was led by:

  1. A
    Sarala Ben of Ahmedabad
  2. B
    Mira Ben of Rajkot
  3. C
    Pandu Rao Hegde of Sirsi
  4. D
    Sundarlal Bahuguna of Kasauni

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The Appiko Movement (a southern counterpart to the Himalayan Chipko movement) was launched in September 1983 in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka to save the local forests from commercial logging. It was spearheaded by Pandurang Hegde of Sirsi.

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The Appiko movement associated with nature conservation and forest protection was led by:
A
Sarala Ben of Ahmedabad
B
Mira Ben of Rajkot
C
Pandu Rao Hegde of Sirsi
D
Sundarlal Bahuguna of Kasauni

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