NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated on Friday in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha that as on March 31, 2025, the total land in possession of the Indian Railways was about 4.99 lakh hectares, out of which 1068.54 hectares were encroached in various parts of the country for quite a long period. While responding to questions regarding the land parcels of the railways presently under encroachment in the country, Vaishnaw said that the railways carry out regular surveys and take action for their removal. “In case of encroachments of temporary nature (soft encroachments) in the shape of jhuggies, jhopris and squatters, the same are removed in consultation and with the assistance of the Railway Protection Force and the local civil authorities,” the railway ministe

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