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What is deforestation?why was it considered harmful by the colonisers?

Deforestation is the process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else,especially by an agriculture system .It was considered harmful because the shifting cultivation by the tribal people for agriculture led to deforestation.The Britishers  felt that land which was used for cultivation every few years could not grow trees for railway timber and  it also added danger of the flames spreading and burning valuable timber.

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deforestation is permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses.
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The clearing of the forests is known as deforestation. The British were worried that the use of forests by local people and the reckless felling of trees by traders would destroy forests and not give a good produce of timber or other any commercial plant.
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