Punjab, the granary of the subcontinent, has surprisingly one of the least forest reserves in India with only 2.7 per cent of the total area of the state under forests. Although the state government records mention that 2889 sq km (5.7per cent) of the total area of 50,362 sq km is covered through the remote sensing images point out that the total forest reserves of Punjab are spread in an area of 1343sq km only (2.7 per cent).