Question

What was the effect of laying down of railway lines on forest ? (1 Mark)

Answer 1

As early as the 1850s, in the Madras Presidency alone, 35,000 trees were being cut annually for sleepers.

The government gave out contracts to individuals to supply the required quantities.

These contractors began cutting trees indiscriminately. Forests around the railway tracks started disappearing fast.

Answer 2

Cutting of trees

Explanation:

• As the demand for railway began to increase during the 1850s, it created a new demand for timber.
• The spread of the railway was possible because the British needed it for transporting goods and troops from one place to another.
• A tremendous amount of trees were cut to meet the demands for sleepers in laying tracks.
• The government gave rights to people to supply the required lumber. These people began cutting trees which led forests around the railway tracks to disappear.

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