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Why did the British reset to deforestation at a fast rate?
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Answer to be written in the exam:
Under Colonial Rule, the process of Deforestation became more systematic and extensive-
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As the population increased and the demand for food grains went up, the
peasants extended the boundaries of cultivation,
by clearing forests and making new land.
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The
British directly encouraged the production of commercial crops
like jute, sugar, wheat, and cotton.
- In the early nineteenth century, the colonial state thought that forests were unproductive . They were considered to be wilderness that had to be brought under cultivation so that the land could yield agricultural products and revenue, and enhance the income of the state.
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