Over 3.35 lakh hectares of reserved forest land in Assam is encroached, Forest Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary told state Assembly. "Of these, 2,50,350.0666 hectares have been encroached by people of the state, 83,811.3978 hectares by neighbouring states and 1,161.136 hectares by tea gardens," he said. Since 2021, nearly 11,000 hectares have been cleared of encroachment, he added.