Of nearly 17,000 acres of forest land in Bangalore Urban district, about 2,871 acres have been encroached upon due to various reasons, Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre informed the Legislative Council on Monday.
“There are 16,988 acres of forest land in Bengaluru Urban division including Anekal. Of this, 2,284.22 acres of forest area have been encroached upon in 704 cases in the Bengaluru Urban division and 587.15 acres of forest area in 347 cases in the Bannerghatta National Park division,” said the Minister in his written reply. Measures are being initiated at various levels to clear the encroached land, he said.
