How were the people affected when the forest act was enacted in 1865?
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people were mainly dependent on forest at that time .
in forest act there sub forest act was also enacted and three groups of use of forest was amended :
*Reserved forest
people can't take anything from reserved forest for their own personal use.
it can only be used by colonial.
*Village forest
can be used by anyone.
*Protected forest
can be use by common people by taking government permission .
many forest cutter,dwellers,farmers
was totally distressedas their main occupation was been taken from them.
they had to take another occupation in helplessness .
shifting cultivators, dwellers ,hunters was the worst affected .
the villagers hardships increased .
all their everyday practices was been declared illegal .
shifting cultivators were forcibly displaced from their homes in forests .
some had to change occupation as they use forest unorganizely as they burn the land which could also affect the timber which the colonials wanted ; that's why they were so concered about the village to imply forest laws .
many problems were created beacause for forest act, 1865