why the forest have decline in last 200 years
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Forest have declined in last 200 yrs due to following reasons -
1 British rule - during the time of British rule many trees were cut down for industrial purposes and to supply timber to navy for making ships.
2 Railway Lines - Many trees were cut down to lay down the railway lines . from 1848 to 1850 approximately 30,000 hectares of forest land was cleared.
3 Shifting Agriculture - Many tribal people practice shifting agriculture which also makes a large plot of land unfit for agriculture for more than 3 years.
1 British rule - during the time of British rule many trees were cut down for industrial purposes and to supply timber to navy for making ships.
2 Railway Lines - Many trees were cut down to lay down the railway lines . from 1848 to 1850 approximately 30,000 hectares of forest land was cleared.
3 Shifting Agriculture - Many tribal people practice shifting agriculture which also makes a large plot of land unfit for agriculture for more than 3 years.
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the reason for the decline of forest in last 200 years. more number cutting trees . deforestation. in the colonial period 7.5 million trees have been cut for railways and for ship building. so many trees have been cut for plantations. so these are main reasons
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