Tag: locust
To deal with the attack of locusts in the national capital, the Delhi government has issued an advisory for spraying pesticides, Cabinet Minister Gopal Rai said on Thursday. Rai said in view of the increasing threat of locusts in north India, the Agriculture Department of the Delhi government will run awareness programmes to make the people and farmers of Delhi aware of this new threat. "Also, the Delhi Government has issued advisory on spraying pesticides and its quantity," Rai tweeted. The circular was issued in order to prevent a pr....
After swarms of crop-destroying desert locusts reached the outskirts of Delhi on Saturday, the city government directed the district magistrates to make all possible arrangements to distract them.....
After destroying crops in Rajasthan, a large swarm of locusts has now reached Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district. ....
Swarms of locusts were reported in several parts of Gurugram district on Saturday. ....
The Haryana government has stepped up efforts to control locust swarms and crop damages in view of warning about potential intense attacks in several districts after July 22.....
The Pakistan government has declared a national emergency to eliminate the attacking swarms of desert locust which are destroying crops on a large scale in Punjab after wiping it out in Sindh, the media reported on Saturday.....