Question

How did the forest laws impact tribal communities?

Answer 1

The forest laws impact tribal communities because different type of people destroyed whole forest some more over grazing and some more over cut tree day by day,so British band all community no any people enter in forest.those people having pass for grazing then they are only enter for grazing.

Answer 2

Answer:

The life of tribal groups, as you have seen, was directly

connected to the forest. So changes in forest laws had

a considerable effect on tribal lives. The British extended

their control over all forests and declared that forests

were state property. Some forests were classified as

Reserved Forests for they produced timber which the

British wanted. In these forests people were not allowed

to move freely, practise jhum cultivation, collect fruits,

or hunt animals. How were jhum cultivators to survive

in such a situation? Many were therefore forced to move

to other areas in search of work and livelihood.

But once the British stopped the tribal people from

living inside forests, they faced a problem. From where

would the Forest Department get its labour to cut trees

for railway sleepers and to transport logs?

Colonial officials came up with a solution. They

decided that they would give jhum cultivators small

patches of land in the forests and allow them to cultivate

these on the condition that those who lived in the

villages would have to provide labour to the Forest

Department and look after the forests. So in many

regions the Forest Department established forest

villages to ensure a regular supply of cheap labour.