Harar (Terminalia chebula Retz.) has been given the status of mother and king of medicines in Ayurveda. Its fruit has astringent, purgative, antibacterial, antifungal and laxative activity. Shiwalik hills of Panchkula and Yamunanagar districts in Haryana upto an altitude of about 1200m above mean sea level boast of best Harar in the country in terms of quality. The country's richest germplasm exists here. It has become endangered in Haryana and adjoining Himachal as its regeneration is not taking place. Out of an estimated number of about 2000 Harar trees existing in Haryana, about 3/4th are on farmers’ fields and only about 1/4th trees exist in forests. About 90 per cent of these trees exist in and around Raj Tikri, Hathiya and Thandog village of Panchkula district and adjoining Sirmour district in Himachal. Trees existing on farmers’ land are commercially utilized by the farmers. However, the trees existing in forest are inaccessible due to thick undergrowth of Lantana camera growth which makes human movement difficult. This fruit is neither collected by the Forest Department nor is it auctioned. While in forest, it is thick growth of Lantana camera which does not allow young seedlings to come up, outside forest. Premature fruit drop as a result of attack of a beetle borer insect and leaf rust takes its toll by reducing the size of fruits and causing economic losses to the farmers.