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Authorities destroy at least 592 acres of cannabis crops in Himachal Pradesh
Authorities in Himachal Pradesh have destroyed at least 592 acres of illicit cannabis crops in Kullu district over the past two months.
The operation involves the Narcotics Control Bureau, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, state police and the forest department.
Teams used satellite images to locate crops on steep, forested slopes and cut and burned them at the sites.
Parvati Valley, in Kullu district, is known for cannabis cultivation and the production and sale of hashish.
Officials say some drugs from elsewhere are marketed as products of the valley, which can raise their selling price.
They say the operation is intended to stop cultivation at its source and prevent the area from being used as a drug-trade hub.
The teams are now moving to Kasol for the next phase.
The drive is part of a national plan to end illicit cultivation in known hotspots by December 2027, within a broader government goal to dismantle drug networks by December 31, 2029.
Authorities have destroyed at least 592 acres of illicit cannabis cultivation in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, over the past two months.
The operation in Parvati Valley involves the Narcotics Control Bureau, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Himachal Pradesh police and the state forest department.
Teams tracked crops using current and historical satellite images, then cut and burned them on site.
Officials say the crackdown is intended to curb cultivation and prevent the region from being exploited for narcotics trafficking.
Teams are moving to Kasol for the next phase of the operation.
- Who
- The Narcotics Control Bureau, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Himachal Pradesh police and the state forest department.
- What
- They have destroyed at least 592 acres of illicit cannabis cultivation.
- When
- Over the two months before the report, published October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Kullu district, including Parvati Valley in Himachal Pradesh.
- Why
- Officials say the operation aims to curb cultivation at its source and prevent the region from being exploited for narcotics trafficking.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Multi-agency teams destroyed at least 592 acres of illicit cannabis cultivation in Kullu.
Teams climbed steep slopes near Tosh, cut and burned crops, and documented the work with geo-tagged photographs.
Teams are moving to Kasol.
- Area destroyed
- At least 592 acres
- District
- Kullu
- Operation location
- Parvati Valley, Himachal Pradesh
- Agencies involved
- Narcotics Control Bureau, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Himachal Pradesh police and state forest department
- Next phase
- Kasol
What people are saying
The joint operation was carried out by the Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB), Indo-Tibetan Border Police(ITBP), Himachal Pradesh police and the State forest department in Parvati Valley.
The crackdown will ensure that the region is not exploited for narcotics.
Sources
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