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Between 1880 and 1920, forest cover inthe Indian subcontinent declined by 9.7 million hectares, from 108.6million hectares to 98.9 million hectares. Discuss the role of thefollowing factors in this decline: Railways Shipbuilding Agricultural expansion Commercial farming Tea/Coffee plantations Adivasis and other peasant users

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Between 1880 and 1920, forest cover in
the Indian subcontinent declined by 9.7 million hectares, from 108.6
million hectares to 98.9 million hectares. Discuss the role of the
following factors in this decline:



  • Railways


  • Shipbuilding


  • Agricultural expansion


  • Commercial farming


  • Tea/Coffee plantations


  • Adivasis and other peasant users




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