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The spread of railways did not affect the forests in India.

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The above statement is False.
The expansion of railways had a negative impact on India's forests. For the purpose of enhancing communication and transportation, the British government intended to expand the railway network to distant places. Wood was required for the railway lines' sleepers and as fuel for the locomotives. As railway lines were built, the government cleared more and more trees. In the 1850s, the government hacked down 35,000 trees for sleepers in the Madras Presidency alone. The government awarded contracts to people who started indiscriminately felling trees. As a result, forests beside the railroad tracks also started to disappear.
The correct statement would be that the spread of railways greatly affected the forests in India.

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