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This grass roots struggle against commercial cutting of the Himalayan forests of Uttar Pradesh has forced the state government to rethink its 5 strategy. Commercial felling, in fact, is now banned above a height of 1000 m. But there are large areas of degraded forests, and the Forest Department has failed to reafforest them. As a result, there is now a severe scarcity of animal fodder and domestic fuel, and acute water shortage.(1) What is the impact of the grass root struggle against the commercial cutting of the Himalayan forests of Uttar Pradesh?(2) What are the effects of degraded forests ? |
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Answer» (1) The grass root struggle against the commercial cutting of the Himalayan forests of Uttar Pradesh has enforced the state government to rethink its strategy. Commercial felling is now banned above a height of 1000 m. (2) Because of the degraded forests, there is scarcity of animal fodder and domestic fuel and acute water shortage. |
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