What are the similarities between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java?

What are the similarities between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java?

Ans.

The similarities between colonial management of the forest in Bastar and in Java are :

(i) In both cases, the forests came to be owned by the state and the villager’s access to forests was restricted.

(ii) In both countries, the colonial government placed restrictions on hunting, collection of forest produce and on shifting cultivation.

(iii) Both in India and Java, the need to manage forests for ship-building and railway led to the introduction of a forest service.