Question

Why did the forest department of West Bengal fail to restore Sal forest in 1980s.

Answer 1

1. The Sal forests failed to restore under the surveillance of the forest department because the local community's participation was not allowed.
2. There were clashes between the locals and the forest department as the locals were denied the right to use forest resources.
3. Then Sri A.K Banerjee allowed the 1272 hectares of degraded Sal forest land to the locals, which were then recovered.
4. This provided the locals with employment, and the products obtained were worth crores.