Srinagar, Feb 9, Feb. 10 -- Jammu and Kashmir has recorded an increase of 83.55 square kilometres in forest cover between 2021 and 2023, the Government informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. Replying to a question by MP Arun Kumar Sagar, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said J&K's forest cover increased from 21,262.84 sq km in ISFR 2021 to 21,346.39 sq km in ISFR 2023, according to the latest India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023 prepared by the Forest Survey of India.The Government said protection and management of forests primarily lie with State Governments and Union Territory administrations, which implement laws such as the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980, along wit...