Question

How many forests were there in India in 1947?
22%
35%
13%
49%​

Answer 1

The total forest area in 1947 was 49%

• The total extensive forest land in the year 1947 was around forty million hectares (mha).
• It typically reached a specific stage of 76.5 mha by the middle of 1970. Due to the potential takeover of the lush forests of the "zamindari" forests of the former princely states.
• However, by 1980, nearly 4.5 mha. of extensive forests were also diverted to intensive agriculture and other uses.

Answer 2

49% of forests were there in India in 1947.

• At the time of Independence in India in 1947, the area covered by forests was around 40 million hectares.

• In the 1970s, The forests area in India is increased to 76.5 million hectares.

• But in the 1980s, around 4.5 million hectares of area is converted into agricultural land.

• According to the report of the Forest Survey of India, in 1999, the area covered by forests was around 63.73 million hectares