Illegal farming menaces migratory birds' haven in Himachal
Notwithstanding a SC ban imposed in February 2000 on non-forestry activities inside wildlife sanctuaries, illegal cultivation continues unabated on the Pong Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary land in the lower Kangra region. Even as exotic and domestic migratory birds arrive with the onset of winter, the state Forest Department's repeated attempts to curb the violations have yielded little success.