Question

justify the statement, 'the introduction of railways had an adverse impact on the forests ',by giving examples.

Answer 1

from 1860's the railway network expanded rapidly . sleepers were the basic inputs requires for construction of a railway line. to meet the increasing demand for wood , a large no. of trees were cut down...
2 . To run locomotive wood was needed as fuel as railway was being spread throughout india. More and more wood was needed which could be used a s fuel.
3 . The govt. gave out contracts to the individuals to supply the req quantity of wood . so they begam cutting trees indiscriminately....