Explain about protected and reversed forest,forest act,criminal tribes
Explain about protected and reversed forest,forest act,criminal tribes
The British allotted the right to trade in forest products in specific areas to British companies. Activities like grazing and hunting were restricted in these areas which held economic importance through forest produce. The Grazing Act restricted grazing and hunting in these areas. Native communities like Koravas, Karachas and Yerakula which traditionally depended on grazing, hunting and collecting forest produce were grouped under the Criminal Tribes Act.Thus, not only did these communities lose their livelihood but were also distrusted and branded for the British's economic gains.
By mid-nineteenth century, the British enacted various Forest Laws to regulate the activities of the local tribes and pastoral communities in economically rich forests. As already said above, British companies were given the right to forest produce from these rich forests. Forests which had valuable timber like sal and deodar were listed as reserved forests and no grazing activity was permitted in these. Other forests were scheduled under protected forests where grazing activities were allowed, however they were regulated because, the British were under the understanding that grazing would destroy young shoots and plants and would not allow the forest to regenerate.
The British allotted the right to trade in forest products in specific areas to British companies. Activities like grazing and hunting were restricted in these areas which held economic importance through forest produce. The Grazing Act restricted grazing and hunting in these areas. Native communities like Koravas, Karachas and Yerakula which traditionally depended on grazing, hunting and collecting forest produce were grouped under the Criminal Tribes Act.Thus, not only did these communities lose their livelihood but were also distrusted and branded for the British's economic gains.
By mid-nineteenth century, the British enacted various Forest Laws to regulate the activities of the local tribes and pastoral communities in economically rich forests. As already said above, British companies were given the right to forest produce from these rich forests. Forests which had valuable timber like sal and deodar were listed as reserved forests and no grazing activity was permitted in these. Other forests were scheduled under protected forests where grazing activities were allowed, however they were regulated because, the British were under the understanding that grazing would destroy young shoots and plants and would not allow the forest to regenerate.
