Jammu, Nov 20 (PTI) Nearly 20 acres of land was recovered from encroachers in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Friday, officials said.

The Samba district administration conducted an anti-encroachment drive at Palth village and retrieved 159.15 kanal (nearly 20 acres) of land from encroachers, they said.

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The anti-encroachment drive team worked under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Rohit Khajuria.

Excavators were used to demolish several illegal concrete structures including sheds, pavements and boundary walls, the officials said.

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Giving details, they said that of the nearly 20 acres of land, around six acres was encroached by some influential persons.

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