Repeated claims of the government of having retrieved encroached land notwithstanding, the illegal practice has been going on unabated due to political patronage.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/encroachments-forest-land-unabated-due-political-interference
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-encroachments
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jammu-kashmir