Answer:
(i)
The spread of the railways from the 1850s created a new demand for timber.
(ii) Railway was needed for the spread of trade in India. To run
locomotives, wood was needed as fuel and to lay railway lines, sleepers were
required to hold tlie tracks together.
(iii) As the railway tracks spread, a large number of
trees were felled. The government gave contracts to individuals to supply
timber.
These contractors began cutting trees indiscriminately.
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