Why damage was inflicted on india forest during the colonial period?
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(i) The expansion of agriculture started during the colonial period.
(ii) Between 1951 and 1980, according to the Forest Survey of India, over 26,200 sq. km of forest areas were converted into agricultural lands all over India.
(iii) Substantial parts of the tribal belts, especially in the north-eastern and central India, have been deforested or degraded by Shifting Cultivation (jhum), a type of ‘slash and burn’ agricultural method.
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(i) Planting more trees
(ii) Celebrating Van Mahotsav at community and school level.
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