who suffered most due to the forest act of the colonial government? (plzz give exact answer)
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Answer:
Tribals suffered especially who were depending on forest for their livelihood. Forest act stated that forests would be recognized as state property and some of them would be considered as reserved due to the timber collection by British.
They also prohibited tribals for practicing various activities in the forests. Indirectly, British also suffered because they couldn't find cheap labour so they gave relaxations on the acts with the condition of gaining labour.
Explanation:
The Indian Forests Act of 1865 extended the British colonialism in India and claimed over forests in India. The 1865 act was a precursor to the Forest Act of 1878, which truncated the centuries-old traditional use by communities of their forests and secured the colonial governments control over the forestry