Jammu, March 14 -- Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said state land valued at over Rs 18,000 crore is under illegal encroachment in the union territory, with eviction processes initiated to reclaim it.

Health Minister Sakina Itoo, who was replying on behalf of the Revenue Minister, stated this in reply to a question from BJP MLA Rajiv Jasrotia during the Question Hour in the Assembly.

"The total state land illegally occupied by encroachers in J-K measures to 17, 27,241 kanals and 8 marlas (2,15,905 acres). A total of 15,39,662 kanals and 15 marlas (1,92,457 acres) have been reclaimed from encroachers," Itoo said.

She further said 13,645 kanals and 12 marlas (39,205 acres) are yet to be retrieved. "The tentative value of the lan...