1. The object of Dutch management of forests was to get timber for building ships.

    The object of Dutch management of forests was to get timber for building ships.

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  2. The condition was that they worked free for the forest department in cutting and transporting trees and protecting the forests from fires.

    The condition was that they worked free for the forest department in cutting and
    transporting trees and protecting the forests from fires.

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  3. (i) Many pastoralists and nomadic communities like the Korava, Karacha and Yerukula of the Madras Presidency lost their livelihoods. (ii) Some of them began to be called criminal tribes'.

    (i) Many pastoralists and nomadic communities like the Korava, Karacha and Yerukula
    of the Madras Presidency lost their livelihoods.
    (ii) Some of them began to be called criminal tribes’.

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  4. In shifting cultivation, parts of the forest are cut and burnt in rotation. Seeds are sown in the ashes after the first monsoon rains, and the crop is harvested by October-November.

    In shifting cultivation, parts of the forest are cut and burnt in rotation. Seeds are sown in the ashes after the first monsoon rains, and the crop is harvested by October-November.

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  5. Villagers wanted forests with a mixture of species to satisfy their needs - fuel, fodder and leaves. The foresters wanted trees which were suitable for building ships or railways.

    Villagers wanted forests with a mixture of species to satisfy their needs – fuel, fodder and leaves. The foresters wanted trees which were suitable for building ships or railways.

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