Explain any five causes of deforestation in india under the colonial rule
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1) Cultivated area rose by 6.7 million hectares between (1880&1920)
2) Farmers extended boundaries of cultivation, clearing forest and breaking new lands.
3) Forest were also clear to make way for tea, coffee or rubber plantations for Europeans needs.
4) British wants production of crops like cotton, jute and sugar that's demand increases in Europe.
5) 35,000 trees were being cut annually for railways (1850).
2) Farmers extended boundaries of cultivation, clearing forest and breaking new lands.
3) Forest were also clear to make way for tea, coffee or rubber plantations for Europeans needs.
4) British wants production of crops like cotton, jute and sugar that's demand increases in Europe.
5) 35,000 trees were being cut annually for railways (1850).
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