Parvati Valley’s postcard-perfect image has a plot twist: four agencies have cleared 592 acres of illegal cannabis crops in a major crackdown!

A multi-agency operation in Himachal Pradesh’s Parvati Valley, Kullu district, targets illicit cannabis cultivation and trafficking. NCB, ITBP, state police and forest teams used satellite imagery to locate and burn crops, destroying 592 acres in two months while scaling slopes up to 4,000 metres. The operation supports the central Vision Document to eliminate illicit cultivation by 2027, 2029.