*🛡️PONG DAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY* ♟️Maharana Pratap Sagar (Himachal Pradesh). In 1975, Pong dam was built across the Beas River. ♟️It is also called the Pong reservoir or the Maharana Pratap Sagar. ♟️In 1983, the entire reservoir was declared as a Wildlife Sanctuary by the Himachal Pradesh government. ♟️In 1994, the Government of India declared it a “Wetland of National Importance”. ♟️Pong Dam Lake was declared as Ramsar Site in November 2002.