how did the British classify the Indian forest under the forest acts? describe
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The 1878 Act divided forests into three categories: reserved, protected and village forests. The best forests were called 'reserved forests'. Villagers could not take anything from these forests, even for their own use. For house building or fuel, they could take wood from protected or village forests.
Classification of forest according to forest act of 1878
On the basis of forest act 1878,forest were classified into three categories.
1)Reserved forest = The best forest were called the reserved forest. The villager were not allowed to take anything from these forests even for their personal use .
2) Protected forest =These forest were protected from the villagers but they could collect wood from the protected forest .
3)Village forest= These forest located near the villages and could be exploited by the villagers but not for commercial purpose. The villagers could take wood from these forests to build their houses or for fuel.