Give three reasons why forests were cut by Britishers in India?
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Explanation:
the rapid expansion of railways needed timber. hence they started cutting down down timber for sleepers. each mile needed 1700-2000 sleepers.
they startd cutting trees freely for the war needs of british.
they needed to build ships. so they cut down trees again.
Answer:
It was because
1. The British encouraged the production of crops like jute, sugarcane , wheat and cotton. As population increased over the centuries and the demand for the food increases thus the expansion of cultivation resulted in deforestation.
2. From the 1860's the railway network increased rapidly .so a large number of trees were cut to built tracks.
3. The British government took over the forests and gave vast areas to European planters at cheap rates. the areas were cleared of forests an planted with tea or coffee.
4. During the first and second world war the British cut trees freely to face heir war needs.