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| Encroachment of forest land on increase in Jammu Kashmir | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Sep 14:-As a result of weak measures on the part of the state Government cases of encroachment of forest land in Jammu and Kashmir have been on increase during the last 20 years. Since the rise of militancy related activities and violence encroachment of forest land and loot of forest wealth have increased.
Officials said that over 15,000 hectares of forest area is still under encroachment in the State after 1009.27 hectares area has been retrieved during the last five years.. Of the total forest area under encroachment, 9481.98 hectares fall in Jammu region and 4877.62 hectares in Kashmir region. In Jammu region, the maximum area under encroachment falls in Rajouri district (2748.56 hectares) followed by Ramban district where 1919.97 hectares of forest area is under encroachment.
A total of 1797 hectares of forest area is under encroachment in Poonch district, 1004 hectares in Reasi, 813.79 hectares in Doda, 503.42 hectares in Kishtwar, 184 hectares in Jammu district, 20.10 hectares in Samba, 220.16 hectares in Kathua and 270.38 hectares in Udhampur district.
In the Jammu region, 15 hectares of encroached forest area has been retrieved during the last two years.
In Kashmir province, maximum area of forest under encroachment falls in Anantnag district (1885.57 hectares). A total of 158.50 hectares forest area is under encroachment in Bandipora, 719.88 hectares in Baramulla, 393.48 hectares in Budgam, 57.978 hectares in Kupwara, 365.55 hectares in Kulgam, 489.95 hectares in Ganderbal and 806.71 hectares in Shopian.
A total of 518.38 hectares of forest area was evicted from the encroachers during the last two years in Kashmir valley, Government sources said, adding no fresh encroachment has been reported due to stringent measures being taken by the Forest Department.
"Since forests are open treasure and are susceptible to damages by the unscrupulous elements in the society, several measures are being taken to check this tendency", they said, adding "strict vigilance is being maintained to thwart encroachment attempts, prevent illegal felling of trees and a forestation in degraded forest area under different plans and schemes."
Experts are of the opinion that the entire forest belt be brought under s trict surveillance by the forest guards and officials. A high level committee be formed to monitor the progress achieved by the Forest Department in retrieving forest land from the encroachers
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