ðə jˈuːs ʌv tˈɪmbɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ bˈɪɡ sˈɛtbæk ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z wɛn ðə suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt ʌv ˈɪndiə bˈænd ðə fˈɛlɪŋ ʌv tɹˈiːz ˈoʊɪŋ tʊ ɛksˈɛsɪv diːfˌɔːɹɪstˈeɪʃən ɪnðə stˈeɪt.
The use of timber received a big setback in the 1990s when the Supreme court of India banned the felling of trees owing to excessive deforestation in the state.