INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Rishikesh: Prominent ecologist and Chipko movement leader Sundarlal Bahuguna caught COVID-19 infection at All India Institute Of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS) in Rishikesh on Friday
Chipko motion leader Sundarlal Bahuguna passed away of COVID-19 at AIIMS, Rishikesh today, the AIIMS Rishikesh notified
The 94-year-old, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri recipient was confessed to the hospital after his oxygen levels started fluctuating on May 8
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat grieved the death of an environmental activist and prayed for peace to the left soul
Received the most agonizing news of the death of Sundarlal Bahuguna, the leader of the Chipko motion, Padma Vibhushan, an excellent
environmentalist famously called Vrikshamitra on the planet
My mind is really distressed after hearing this news
This is an irreversible loss not just to Uttarakhand however to the whole nation, tweeted the Chief Minister
He stated the efforts of Bahuguna, who made the problems of water, forest, and land his concern, and fought for individuals's rights, will
He was awarded the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 1986 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2009 for his substantial contribution in the field of
In the field of environmental protection, Sunderlal Bahuguna's works will be written in golden letters in history, Rawat added.The
environmentalist had defended the conservation of forests in the Mountain range for several years
He is extremely credited for the success of the Chipko motion that started in 1973 at the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand (then a
The environment activist was also actively associated with the Anti-Tehri Dam motion.
