Question

what did the great to Indian forest happening during colonial period​

Answer 1

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many trees are cutted.

The spread of railways from the 1850s created new demand for timber. Effect of Colonial Rule on Forest Cover. Colonizers all over the world thought that uncultivated land should be taken over so that that could be used for more commercial purposes. ... This began cutting of trees on a large scale in the Indian forests..

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Answer 2

Answer:

The Indian Forest Act of 1865 extended the British colonialism in India and claimed over forests in India. The act of 1865 empowered the British government to declare any land covered with trees as a government forest and make rules to manage it. The government mainly used the woods for railway sleepers manufacture.