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 always be kept in mind.
He was awarded the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 1986 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2009 for his substantial contribution in the field of environmental protection.
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 part of Uttar Pradesh).
The environment activist was also actively associated with the Anti-Tehri Dam motion.
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