Deputy Commissioner B.S. Shekharappa has directed the Revenue Department officials to clear encroachments of government land, forest land and tanks in the district.
The revenue inspectors and tahsildars concerned would be held responsible, if the encroachments were not cleared, he said at a meeting here on Monday.
According to an estimate, about 55,933 acres of land had been encroached upon in the district.
“At the outset, steps will be taken to clear the encroachment of more than 25 acres of land,” he said.