Some of the largest tracts of encroached forest land are in Karnataka. In March, Shivamogga topped the list with 80,775 acres, followed by Uttara Kannada (28,308 acres), Chikkamagaluru (25,978 acres) and Kodagu (6,287 acres). Over 2 lakh acres of forest land are encroached in the state. While the government failed to take any major corrective