Why were forests cut during the colonial period?
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Effect of Colonial Rule on Forest Cover. Colonizers all over the world thought that uncultivated land should be taken over so that that could be used for more commercial purposes. ... This began cutting of trees on a large scale in the Indian forests. The spread of railways from the 1850s created new demand for timber.
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Effect of Colonial Rule on Forest Cover. Colonizers all over the world thought that uncultivated land should be taken over so that that could be used for more commercial purposes. ... This began cutting of trees on a large scale in the Indian forests. The spread of railways from the 1850s created new demand for timber.
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