Jammu, March 3, March 4 -- Jammu and Kashmir has recorded encroachment of over 17 lakh kanals of state land, with corresponding entries expunged from revenue records, while more than 75,000 kanals have been transferred to various government departments and agencies since 2019, according to official data. "There are 1,00,06,163.9 kanals of total state land in Jammu and Kashmir, of which 17,27,246.5 kanals of state land is under encroachment," the data revealed.The government shared division-wise details of state, government and JDA land under encroachment, the steps taken for retrieval and regularisation, and land allotted to institutions and government departments, including central agencies, after 2019.In the Kashmir division, a total of...