Question

forestry Laws during Colonial Period

Answer 1

Answer:

The Indian Forest Act of 1865 extended the British colonialism in India and claimed over forests in India. ... The act of 1865 empowered the British government to declare any land covered with trees as a government forest and make rules to manage it. The government mainly used the woods for railway sleepers manufacture.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The Indian Forest Act of 1865 extended the British colonialism in India and claimed over forests in India. ... The act of 1865 empowered the British government to declare any land covered with trees as a government forest and make rules to manage it. The government mainly used the woods for railway sleepers manufacture.

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The expansion of the railways became a necessity as trade and transport increased. Wood was needed as fuel to run the steam locomotives. Wood was also needed to lay railway line sleepers, which held the railway tracks together. So, forests were destroyed to provide the wood needed for the expansion of railways.