In a move with far-reaching consequences, the State Government has decided to give deemed forest land to persons who have encroached upon them on a 30-year lease with fixed rates, depending on the extent of the land.
Revenue Minister R. Ashok on Wednesday said that about 6.64 lakh hectares of the State’s 9.94 lakh hectares of deemed forest land would be denotified and handed over to the Revenue Department.
The Government would use the land to find a solution to the perennial problem of ‘bagair hukum’ cultivation, which refers to unauthorised cultivation on government land, which is prevalent in Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, among other districts.
