| Summary: | Not Available The Himachal Pradesh is the North Western state of India situated south of Jammu and Kashmir, north-east of Punjab, north-west of Haryana and Uttaranchal and west of Tibet, between latitude 30o 22' 40'' N and 33o 12' 40'' N and longitude 75o 45' 55'' E and 79o 04' 20'' E with an altitude ranging from 350 m (low valleys) to 6,975 m (snow covered mountains) above mean sea level. It has a total geographical area of 56,673 km2 including 9859 km2 of permanent pastureland. The climate varies from sub-tropical to sub-arctic, while the rainfall varies from 350 to 3,800 mm per annum. The state is characterised by mild summer and moderate to severe winter with temperature varying from The region is well known for its biodiversity (Anonymous, 1985). Not Available
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