Question

Why did British exploit forest give any three reasons

Answer 1

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Under the British colonial rule the process of deforestation for economic development in India became systematic and extensive.
Reasons

• British constantly engaged in many wars so they need more raw material for their army and they found that India is the only country where we can get enough raw material.
• By the early 19th century, oak forests in England were disappearing, British needed timber supply for their Royal navy and they sent search parties to explore forest resources of India in 1820. Within a decade vast quantities of timber were being exported from India.
• To reach and expand their rule, the Britishers needed the expansion of railways for their colonial trade. To run locomotives they needed wood and also for railway tracks they needed timber supply.
• They wanted to do business by India’s raw material so forests were cut down for commericial crops like sugar, jute ,wheat , cotton to meet the needs of the urban population

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