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“ Colonial rule in India is not the only period to be blamed for depletion of forest
land, even today the human activities are the main factors for the depletion"-Justify if you answered it rightly I will mark u as brainliest brainliest brainliest ​

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The three factors which are responsible for depletion of forest and wildlife are as follows:

(i) Development during Colonial Period: During colonial period, due to the expansion of railway network, agricultural, commercial and scientific forestry and mining activities, a great damage was inflicted on Indian forests.

(ii) Agricultural Expansion: After independence, agricultural expansion became the major cause of depletion of forest resources.

(iii) Shifting Cultivation: It is a type of slash and burn agriculture. A large part of the tribal belt of North - Eastern and Central India have been deforested by this type of agriculture.

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