16,34,320 ha forest areas are encroached in India

In a reply to a question in Rajya Sabha yesterday, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change said that as per the reports received from States/UTs the details of the forest area under encroachment are 16,34,320.08 hectares.
Details are here: http://164.100.47.234/question/annex/233/Au2051.doc

Diversion of Forest Land in India

If you are interested to know how forest lands in India are diverting in the name of various projects, see here to find the agendas and minutes of Forest Advisory Committee.
http://164.100.194.5:8080/omfc/FAC_Report.aspx