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The Forest Acts did not affect the life of pastoralists.

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The above statement is false.
When grazing lands were converted to cultivated fields, the potential area of pasture land shrank. As pasture grounds were destroyed by ploughing, the existing animal herd was forced to forage on whatever grazing land remained. When limitations on pastoral migrations were established, grazing fields became consistently exploited, and the quality of pastures degraded. Pastoralists reacted in some ways to these developments. For instance, camel and sheep crowding Raikas could not go into Sindh to brush their camels on the banks of the Indus, as they had done beforehand. After some time, some well-off pastoralists started to get property and settle down, forsaking their roaming way of life. Some became permanent peasants working the land, while others pursued more lucrative opportunities.
The correct statement would be Forest Acts changed the life of pastoralists.

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