Question

mention any three causes of deforestation in india under the colonial rule

Answer 1

1) 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.

Answer 2

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mention any three causes of deforestation in india under the colonial rule

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The British encouraged the production of commercial crops like jute, sugar, wheat and cotton. The production of foodgrains was needed to feed the growing urban population and raw material was required for British industries in Britain.

The British thought that forests were unproductive. They were of the view that space covered with forests could be used for cultivation which could fetch them revenue and enhance the’ income of the state also.

Main causes of deforestation are:

1. Increase in population  

2. Britishers turned forest into agricultural land for  

   revenue  

3. Demand for commercial crops  

4. Export of timber from India  

5. Spread of railways

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