Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

G. S. Chandras

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This article seeks mainly to take a brief sequential review of the land reform measures as have been applied so far to non-arable lands in general and to forest areas in particular in India. In doing this, relevant contents of the record on this subject have been freely reproduced in this article to preserve authenticity.

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G. S. Chandras , S. S. Srivastava

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The important role that forests play in a nation's economy cannot be over-emphasized. Forests perform both protective and productive functions. In their protective role, they prevent the deterioration and wasting-away of the soils, temper the climate, and regulate streamflow, without which it would be impossible to organize agriculture efficiently.

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G. S. Chandras , S. W. Muranjan

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It is by now quite clear that our country may well be confronted with an acute shortage of industrial wood unless far-reaching steps are taken to expedite the increase in its production. Two Reports by experts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the " United Nations as well as the estimates made in the Fourth Five-Year Plan for the country speak of the probable shortages. As against the current production of eight million cubic metres of industrial wood per year, the requirment has been estimated to increase to about 17 million cubic metres by 1970-71 and 24 million cubic metres by 1975-76.

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