How did the Forest Act create hardships for the villagers across the country?

The Forest Act created hardships for the villagers in the following Ways:
(i) Cutting Wood for their houses, grazing their cattle, contacting fruits and roots, hunting and fishing became illegal.
(ii) People were now forced to steal wood from the forests, and if they were caught, they were at the mercy of the forest guards who would take bribes from them.
(iii) Women who collected fuelwood were especially worried.
(iv) It was common for police constables and forest to harass people by demanding free food them.