Question

name the category of forest under the 1878 forest act

Answer 1

reserved
protected
village forest

Answer 2

The 1878 forest act divided forests into 3 types -

1) Reserved forests - No one was allowed to collect fuelwood, or graze their cattle in these type of forests.

2) Protected forests

3) Village forests

Protected forests and Village forests : People could take fuel wood, graze their cattle and collect other useful products from these type of forests.

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