what is deforestation ? write the causes of deforesyation in india during colonial period
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deforestation means cutting down of trees .during colonial period the cut down the trees in the use of laying railway tracks
Deforestation, clearance, clearcutting or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to a non-forest use.
Five causes of deforestation in India during the British rule were:
a. The British considered forests as wildernesses which must be brought under cultivation to enhance the income of the state.
b. Due to high demand, forests in Britain were dissapearing.
c. Forests were destroyed to supply sleepers for railways and to further expand areas under railways.
d. The colonial government thought forests as unproductive and hence cleared them for building dams and layingdown cities.
e. Cash crops were expected to bring huge revenues. So large areas of natural forests were cleared to make way for tea, coffee and rubber plantations.