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Himachal Pradesh

American  
[hi-mah-chuhl pruh-deysh] / hɪˈmɑ tʃəl prəˈdeɪʃ /

noun

  1. a state in N India. 21,495 sq. mi. (55,673 sq. km). Shimla.


Himachal Pradesh British  
/ hɪˈmɑːtʃəl prɑːˈdɛʃ /

noun

  1. a state of N India, in the W Himalayas: rises to about 6700 m (22 000 ft) and is densely forested. Capital: Simla. Pop: 6 077 248 (2001). Area: 55 658 sq km (21 707 sq miles)

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One of the places they roam is around Kibber village in Himachal Pradesh state's Spiti Valley, a stark, high-altitude cold desert along the Himalayan belt.

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Nearly a dozen local women are now working alongside the Himachal Pradesh forest department and conservationists to track and protect the species, playing a growing role in conservation efforts.

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Yangchen was among the women who helped collect data for Himachal Pradesh's snow leopard survey in 2024, which found that the state was home to 83 snow leopards - up from 51 in 2021.

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These include the green pit viper commonly found in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, the Malabar pit viper and hump-nosed pit viper found in southern states and many other species in the north-eastern states.

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Thakur first played cricket in the lanes of her village and later moved to the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association's residential academy in Dharamshala - one of the first residential facilities for women cricketers in the country.

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