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According to data from theministry of Environment<\/a>, forestsand https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/<\/a>Climate<\/a>-change”>Climate Change<\/a>, more than 13.3 lakh hectares of forests are under encroachment across the country.<\/p>\n

Of this, Karnataka alone has 83,092.3 hectares, which, according to local authorities, includes families occupying forests without permission. Heres some perspective: The extent of forest area under encroachment is more than the size of Bengaluru the city has a land area of about 74,000 hectares and more than four times the size ofMysuru.<\/p>\n

In Karnataka, the issue of forest encroachment has for long been both a critical and sensitive one. While there are encroachments for commercial activity, the other, more sensitive type of encroachment, has been by families living in areas they shouldnt.<\/p>\n

As per Union ministry data, of 13.3 lakh hectares, more than 40% of the encroachment is in Madhya Pradesh, followed by Assam, which accounts for 27% of the encroached land. Although Karnatakas share is much less around 6% compared to these two states, it occupies the third place, followed byMaharashtraand Arunachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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