mention any three causes of deforestation in india under colonial rule
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o1) the BRITISH considered forests as wildernesses which must be brought under cultivation to enhance the income of the state.
2) They directly encouraged the production of cash crops like jute , cotton , etc.
3) Need for sleepers in railway building.
4) the British gave vast areas at cheap rates to European planters and the contractors to provide wood needed for shipbuilding.
5) By 1890's British sent experts to discover the forest resources of India. The forests in India were cut at a massive scale to meet the needs of timber for shipbuilding.
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Three causes are —
a. The British considered forests as wildernesses which must be brought under cultivation to enhance the income of the state. Thus, large tracts of forest lands were cleared for cultivating land.
b. Due to high demand, forests in Britain were dissapearing. This created a problem for British Royal navy as wood as required to build ships. The British started exploring Indian forests on a massive scale.
c. Forests were destroyed to supply sleepers for railways and to further expand areas under railways.
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a. The British considered forests as wildernesses which must be brought under cultivation to enhance the income of the state. Thus, large tracts of forest lands were cleared for cultivating land.
b. Due to high demand, forests in Britain were dissapearing. This created a problem for British Royal navy as wood as required to build ships. The British started exploring Indian forests on a massive scale.
c. Forests were destroyed to supply sleepers for railways and to further expand areas under railways.
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