Mumbai: Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Eknath Khadse today said the Wakf Board Act would be amended to take stern action against those guilty of misappropriating the Wakf properties.

"Suitable ammendments would be done to punish the guilty. The Wakf land spans about one lakh acres, out of which 70,000 acres is encroached. We will appoint additional district
collector to keep a record of these encroachments, (we will) remove encroachments, preserve land and utilise it for the welfare of the community," Khadse told the Legislative
Assembly.