{
  "id": 14090691,
  "title": "MP Forest Encroachment: Over 6.37 Lakh Hectares Of Forest Land Occupied Across 50 Districts; Indore Division Tops With 2.28 Lakh Hectares",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/mp-forest-encroachment-over-6-37-lakh-hectares-of-forest-land",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T00:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mp-forest-encroachment-over-637-lakh-hectares-of-forest-land-occupied-across-50-districts-indore-division-tops-with-228-lakh-hectares"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Madhya Pradesh, forest land encroachment has become a growing concern, with over 6.37 lakh hectares of forest land occupied across 50 districts. The Indore division has the highest encroachment, covering 2.28 lakh hectares, followed by Gwalior and Sagar with 1.05 lakh and 0.65 lakh hectares respectively. The largest encroachment occurs in Bhopal division, with 74,597.24 hectares under threat. The forest department is demolishing houses built on encroached lands in Kosmi village of Budhni assembly constituency, highlighting the urgent need to address this issue. The Madhya Pradesh State Forest Development Corporation also faces encroachment, with 12,747.362 hectares of its land at risk. This encroachment jeopardizes the corporation's efforts to restore degraded forests and improve the environment.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The forest department's demolition of houses built on encroached forest land in Kosmi village of Budhni assembly constituency has once again brought the issue of forest land encroachment into focus. More worrying is the steady rise in encroachment cases across Madhya Pradesh. According to official data obtained from the forest department, a total of 6,37,629.23 hectares…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}