Indiscriminate felling of trees in siral forest for fuel wood and for industrial use led to many environmental problems. Write down these problems.

Solution

Indiscriminate felling of trees led to following environmental problems:

1. Twelve years after setting up of a paper mill in Uttar Kanara area, bamboo has been wiped out from that area.

2. “Broad-leaves” trees which protected the soil from direct onslaught of rain have been removed.

3. The soil was washed away and bare laterite soil was left behind.

4. Now nothing grows but aweed.

5. Rivers and rivulets dry up quicker.

6. Diseases and insects earlier unknown are now attacking crops.

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