Explain any five ways in which the lives of the villagers were affected by forests Acts .
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•It stopped shifting cultivation, hunting and collection of forest produce, the people of Bastar were very worried.
•Some villages were allowed to stay on in the reserved forests on the condition that they worked free for the forest department in cutting and transporting trees, and protecting the forest from fires.
•People of other villages were displaced without any notice or compensation.
•For long, villagers suffered from increased land rents and frequent demands for free labour and goods by colonial officials.
•Then they were hit by terrible famines, in 1899-1900 and again in 1907-1908.
Five ways in which the lives of the villagers were affected by Forest Acts are:
1. Taxes- The British government started imposing heavy taxes on the forest people.
2. Loss of livelihood- The Europeans started giving large European farms to trade in forest products. Grazing and hunting were restricted. In the process many pastoralists and nomadic communities lost their livelihood.
3. Displacement of people- Many people were forcibly displaced from their homes in forests. Some had to change occupations while others organised large and small rebellions.
4. Shifting cultivation- Shifting cultivation, a common practice among forest people, was banned because Europeans regarded this as harmful for forests.
5. People were harassed- People were now forced to steal wood and if caught, were at the mercy of forest guards who asked for bribes. Women who collected forest wood were especially harassed by guards.
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