Question

Ways in which life of villagers was effected by forest act of 1865

Answer 1

1)The villagers were deprived of their customary practices like hunting, cutting grazing their cattle, collecting fruits, etc.

2)One of the major impacts was on the practice of shifting cultivations or swidden agriculture.

3)Women who collected fuel woods were especially worried.

4)It was common for police, constable and forest guards to harass people by demanding free food from them.