Question

Why did British declare forest as reserved forest

Answer 1

Dietrich Brandis was invited to India to introduce forest laws. He introduced them and according them the forests were divided into 3 categories:-
1. Reserved forests
2. Protected forests
3. Village forest.
British declared some of the forests reserved because they felt practises like shifting cultivation , hunting etc are destroying the forests which is a very essential resource during that time. According to this act practised like hunting and poaching are illegal in these forests.


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Answer 2

Britishers divided the forests into three categories - reserved, protected and village forests.
The villagers could take things for themselves from protected and village forests but not reserved.
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They declared the forests as reserved to prevent hunting, grazing, cutting of tress and collection of forest produce(s) as to preserve the forests.