Forest act
Under the forest acts forests were classified into two types.
- Reserved Forest
- Protected Forest
1 reserved forests
- no pastoral activities was allowed.
- These Forest produced commercially valuable timber like deodar and Sal.
2. Protected Forest
- Pastoral needed a permit for entry.
- These Forest produced commercially valuable timber like deodar and Sal.
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Impact
- locals could not take a single thing from reserved words.
- There was timing of their entry and departure for pastoralist.
- If they overstayed there, they were liable to fines.
- Some customary grazing rights were granted to pastoralists.
