Q- How were forests cleared to expand the railway network in India in the early 19th century?
Answer- The forests were cleared to expand the railway network in India in the early 19th century by the following ways:
1. The spread of railway network need railway track so to make railway track. The colonial government needs timber. So to fulfill this requirement they ordered people to cut down forests for wood.
2. The spread of railway network make it easy for British to transport goods and raw material to Britain.
3. For this motive british ordered people to cut down trees in forests.
In this way the forests were cleared to expand the railway network in India in the early 19th century.