Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday paid floral tributes to renowned environmentalist, Chipko Movement pioneer and Padma Vibhushan awardee Sunderlal Bahuguna on his 99th birth anniversary at his official residence in Dehradun.
Vimla Bahuguna, along with her late husband, led the conservation of trees as a pioneering environmentalist. It was her idea that inspired the Chipko movement, which became a landmark environmental movement in India.
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Delhi Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution urging the central government to posthumously confer 'Bharat Ratna', the country's highest civilian award to environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna.