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      Why were the Indian farmers reluctant to grow opium?            Or Why were the Indian cultivators unwilling to grow opium? How did the British react to it?                             Or Why were the farmers in India not willing to grow opium? Explain any five reasons.

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                  Overuse and overexplokation of the soil for cultivation by machinery turned the soil into dust, ultimately leading to dust storms. The years of 1930 saw black blizzard rolled in and rose like waves of muddy water. These blizzard were upto 7000 to 8000 ft high and occurred frequently, almost everyday. These suffocated the people and cattle leading to their death and clogged the machines and the tractors and damaged them beyond repair. The Bread Basket had turned into a Dust Bowl. From this experience we learn that we should not overuse and overexploit our resources because it leads to ecological damage and environmental imbalance. To avoid that we should have respect for nature and ecology for a better future.