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Tea and coffee plantations led to the downfall in the area of forest cover in the Indian subcontinent during colonial rule.

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The above statement is True.
Huge areas of forest were removed in order to make room for the production of tea, coffee, and rubber manors in order to satisfy Europe's growing demand for these goods. The provincial governments took over ownership of the timberlands and granted sizable zones at affordable prices to European farmers. The areas were enclosed, cleared of any vegetation, and planted with either tea or coffee. The Indian subcontinent's forest cover decreased from 108.6 million hectares to 98.9 million hectares between 1880 and 1920, a 9.7 million hectare loss. Tea and coffee plantations played a significant part in this downfall.

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