Being one of the largest man made wetlands in the country, Pong Lake in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh attracts more than 230 species of migratory and resident birds. Renamed Maharana Pratap Sagar Bandh a few years ago, the reservoir offers an wide during rainy season. The HP Government has declared the Pong reservoir as a sanctuary for the protection and propagation of wildlife, while the Ministry of Environment declared it a national wetland in 1994.