Question

why did the Indian iron smelting industry decline in the nineteenth century give short answer for this please quickly give me answers

Answer 1

indian iron smelting industries decline in the nineteenth century because smelters are not allowed to collect wood from the forest
in some places government gave grant access to the forest but the smelters had to pay very high tax for the every furnance they
used
during early nighteenth century Britain began to import iron and steel into India. many iron smith started using it .this reduced the demand of iron produced by smelters.this leads to the decline of iron smelting industries in nineteenth century.