Ashwini Vaishnaw 'Around 1,068 Hectares Of Railway Land Is Under Encroachment'

Replying to supplementary queries during Question Hour, the minister said that if one sees the



utilisation of all railway land, nearly 80 per cent of the land is near the tracks, 5 per cent around it, while the remaining 15 per cent of land is used for development of stations, colonies, hospitals and other things.

"Around 0.21 per cent of Railway land is under illegal encroachment in the country," he told members in the House.