MATERIALS AND METHODS

Field visits have been carried out from time to time covering all the seasons for a period of two years i.e. from May 2013 to April 2015. During these visits the floristic composition as well as primary data has been collected for different parameters of research work from whole sanctuary which has been divided into five compartments by the Department of Wildlife protection, J&K Government. All the habitats were covered to collect the data. Care has been taken to collect the data for all the habitats within the sanctuary.