Bangalore: Over 1.6 lakh acres of forest land in Karnataka have been encroached upon by private individuals until mid-2013, according to official figures.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/understaffed-forest-dept-grapples-eviction-woes
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chethan-kumar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-bangalore
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-encroachments
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-encroachments
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court