Question

In which there categories the were divided after the amendment of forest Act in 1878 ?what was effect of this amendment on the life of villagers.​

Answer 1

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