Question 1 - Past Year Questions - 3 Marks - Chapter 4 Class 9 History - Forest Society and Colonialism - History

Mention any five reasons of Deforestation in India during the Colonial period.

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Reasons for Deforestation:

1. Production of commercial crops.
   
   
2. Cultivated areas rose for the enhancement of the income of the State.
   
   
3. For the regular supply of Oak wood for the Navy.
   
   
4. Due to the development of Railways.
   
   
5. Due to the increase in Plantation Agriculture.

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