Why vast quantities of timber were being exported from india to england?
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By the early nineteenth century, oak forests in England were disappearing. This created a problem of timber supply for the Royal Navy.
By the 1820s, search parties were sent to explore the forest resources in India. Trees were felled on a massive scale and large quantities of timber were being exported from India.
The colonial government took over the forests and gave vast areas to European planters at cheap rates.
The British Government gave many large European trading firms the sole right to trade in the forest products of particular areas.
The government gave contracts to contractors who cut trees indiscriminately and made huge profits
By the 1820s, search parties were sent to explore the forest resources in India. Trees were felled on a massive scale and large quantities of timber were being exported from India.
The colonial government took over the forests and gave vast areas to European planters at cheap rates.
The British Government gave many large European trading firms the sole right to trade in the forest products of particular areas.
The government gave contracts to contractors who cut trees indiscriminately and made huge profits
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