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1.) Explain the reason for clearing forest in India by British?​

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The British considered forests as wildernesses which must be brought under cultivation to enhance the income of the state. Thus, large tracts of forest lands were cleared for cultivating land.

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So,they cut forests and encouraged production of commercial crops – jute, sugar, wheat, cotton.

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