Question

What main steps were taken under the new scheme of scientific forestry?

Answer 1

Main steps taken under Scientific forestry:

a. Forest management plans were made by forest officials after surveying forest areas.They planned how much of the forest had to be cut and how much had to be replanted.
b. Trees of different varieties were cut and new trees of one single type which produced timber and wood used for building ships and railways were grown in straight lines.
c. The forest act of 1878 divided forests into three categories: reserved, protected and village forests.