Social Sciences, asked by rahil32, 11 months ago

what are the causes of deforestation in India during the colonial period. this question is 3 marks.write in 80 words

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Answered by renukasingh05011979
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• Increased demand for timber due to expansion of railways and for ship building purposes.

• Large areas of forests were also cleared to make way for plantation crops.

• Colonisation by the British encouraged production of commercial crops.

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Answered by Beywarrior2004
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Population increased, the demand for food went up.

British encouraged the production of commercial crops.

Forest were unproductive.

The spread of railways from 1850s.

By the early 19th century, oak forests in England were disappearing. This created a problem of timber supply for the Royal Navy.

Emergence of Plantations.

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