Question

Deforestation became more systematic & extensive under colonial rule explain

Answer 1

During the period of industrialization, a lot of forests were cleared for the industries to flourish. This brought a lot of ecological changes in our planet. But under the colonial rule it became more systematic and extensive. Let us look into the cause of deforestation in India.

Answer 2

yes. during the colonial rule, deforestation became on a large scale. the colonial govt. did not care for the forests or the people who lived in it. they cut the forests recklessly for railways, ships,industries etc. if they did not have control over asia and africa the allies would not have been so sucessful.because of this forests in india, java etc. are almost extinct