Chipko Movement was a decisive movement towards conservation of forest. The main purpose of this movement was to prevent contractor from felling trees. This movement first began in Khejrali village of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan. Khejrali was the village where Amrita Devi sacrificed her life along with 363 Bishnoi men, women and children.

It was 1730 AD when the king of Jodhpur felt the need for timber to construct his palace. King’s men reached Khejrali village and started chopping the Khejri trees. Hearing the commotion, Amrita Devi, along with her three daughters, came on the scene and requested the soldiers not to cut the trees. When the soldiers refused to listen to her demand, Amrita Devi and her daughters hugged the trees in order to save them. The cruel soldiers chopped them along with the trees. The news spread like a wild fire in the village and in surrounding areas. People made a beeline to hug the trees and ended up sacrificing their life. Thus, 363 people sacrificed their life. The Bishnois are dedicated to protection of forest and wildlife even today. On the line of Khejrali incidence, women of Uttarakhand started Chipko Movement in 1973. This movement lasted for 8 years and forced the government to take decisive step. In 1981, the government banned felling of trees which grow at more than 1000 m height. Sunderlal Bahuguna led the Chipko Movement.