Jammu, March 31 -- Roughly over 21 lakh kanals (1,06,230 hectares) of state land and forest land remains encroached across Jammu and Kashmir, with Rajouri district recording the highest extent of illegal state land of 2,73,848 kanals, and 12 marlas under illegal occupation, stated a government document tabled in the J&K legislative assembly here on Monday.

In a written reply to a question by BJP MLA Shakti Raj Parihar on illegal occupation of state and forest land, the government stated that 17,22,995 kanal and 10 marla (over 87,158 hectares) of state land remains encroached across the UT. Similarly, over 3,77,000 kanals of forest land remains under illegal occupation in various districts of J&K.

"Any fresh attempt at encroached or ille...