Friday, November 13, 2009

Environment activist Sunderlal Bahuguna in Gangtok


Environment activist Sunderlal Bahuguna (centre) in Gangtok. Bahuguna arrived in the Sikkim capital on Thursday as part of his Save Himalaya campaign after touring the north-eastern states. Bahuguna was one of the champions of the Chipko movement in Garhwal, which resulted in a 15-year ban on tree-felling in 1980 in the region. Picture by Prabin Khaling

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