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Why did the British ban shifting cultivation? How did this affect the communities’ of the forests? 

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British ban shifting cultivation because they regared this practice as harmful for the forests. They felt that the land which was used for cultivation every few years could not grow trees for railway timber. When a forest was burnt, there was the added danger of the flames sprading and burning valuable timber. Shifting cultivation also made it harder for the  government to calculate taxes. Therefore, the government decided to ban shifting cultivation. As a resutl, many communities were forcibly displaced from their homes in the forests. Some had to change occupations,while some resisted through large and small rebellions. :)

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British banned shifting cultivation because they regarded this practice as harmful for the forests. They felt that the land which was used for cultivation every few years could not grow trees for railway timber. When a forest was burnt, there was the added danger of the flames spreading and burning valuable timber. Shifting cultivation also made it harder for the government to calculate taxes. Therefore, the government decided to ban shifting cultivation. As a result, many communities were forcibly displaced from their homes in the forests. Some had to change occupations,while some resisted through large and small rebellions.When the forest was burnt, there was the added danger of the flames spreading and burning valuable timber.Shifting cultivation also made it harder for the government to calculate taxes.Therefore, the government decided to ban shifting cultivation.

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(a) They regarded this practise as harmfull for forest .

(b)they felt that the land which was used for cultivation every few years could not grow trees for railways.

(c) many communities were forcibly displaced from their homes in the forests.

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Refer page,
84, 85, 86, and 87
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of  NCERT textbook ps.xD
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full form of RDPS
 
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what was impact of banning of shifting cultivation on the people of village ?
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British banned shifting cultivation because they regarded this practice as harmful for the forests. They felt that the land which was used for cultivation every few years could not grow trees for railway timber. When a forest was burnt, there was the added danger of the flames spreading and burning valuable timber. Shifting cultivation also made it harder for the government to calculate taxes. Therefore, the government decided to ban shifting cultivation. As a result, many communities were forcibly displaced from their homes in the forests. Some had to change occupations,while some resisted through large and small rebellions.When the forest was burnt, there was the added danger of the flames spreading and burning valuable timber.Shifting cultivation also made it harder for the government to calculate taxes.Therefore, the government decided to ban shifting cultivation. Hope this helps!! Cheers!!!!^_^
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