The Himachal Pradesh State Forest Corporation is in a serious financial crisis these days as there is no demand of timber in its depots following a large-scale flow of imported timber in Himachal Pradesh and the adjoining states. The total turnover of the corporation has come down by nearly 35 per cent in the past three years. It has become very difficult for the corporation to pay salaries of the staff. The annual budget of the corporation for salaries, etc, exceeds Rs 3 crore and it had a staff strength of 3,000 gazetted and non-gazetted officers.