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The railways led to the downfall in the area of forest cover in the Indian subcontinent during colonial rule.

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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. Railways played a significant part in this downfall. Beginning in the 1860s, the railway network began to grow. The first track was laid down in 1890 and measured 25,000 km. By 1946, the track's length had increased to nearly 765,000 km. Numerous trees were cut down in order to make room for the railroads. For the purpose of building the sleepers for the rails in the Madras Presidency in the 1850s, 35,000 trees were cut down. Hence, the railways led to the downfall in the area of forest cover in the Indian subcontinent.

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