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Class: 9th
Subject: History
Chapter: Forest Society and Colonialism
Topic Name: Sleepers on the Tracks (4.3)
Points covered in this video:-
What are sleepers?
What do we mean by sleepers on the tracks?
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Sleepers on the Tracks:
What are Sleepers?
Wooden planks laid across railway tracks, they hold the track in position.
After 1850’s - Spread of Railways [essential for colonial trade and for the movement of
Imperial troops]
Wood was required for the development of Railways.
Used as fuel and to lay Railway line [Sleepers]
e.g. Each mile of railway track required between 1760 to 2000 sleepers.
Over the period of time Railways network expanded In 1890 - 25,500 km to 7,65,000 km
by 1946
Due to this there was huge deforestation.
e.g. In Madras Presidency alone 35,000 tree were being cut annually.
Role of contractors in accelerating the problem.
Converting sal logs into sleepers in the Singhbhum forests, Chhotanagpur, May 1897. Adivasis were hired by the forest department to cut trees, and make smooth planks which would serve as sleepers for the railways. At the same time, they were not allowed to cut these trees to build their own houses. .
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