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Locust swarms reach Punjab's Bhatinda
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhatinda (Punjab) [India], July 3 (ANI): Some areas of Punjab's Bathinda district--Talwandi Sabo, Rampura and Maur Mandi were attacked by locust swarms on Thursday.
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IAF designs, develops Airborne Locust Control System on Mi-17 helicopters
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully designed and developed an Airborne Locust Control System on Mi-17 helicopters for tackling the locust attacks.
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Locust attack: Control operations underway in Rajasthan, Haryana, UP
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on Saturday informed that swarms of locust was noticed in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, on Friday morning and control teams were deployed for their elimination.
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Locust attack: Delhi govt issues advisory; puts South, West districts on h
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Delhi government on Saturday put South and West districts on high alert after swarms of desert locusts entered Delhi border.
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Locust attack in Rajasthan village, farmer says crops destroyed
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chomu (Rajasthan) [India], June 27 (ANI): Swarms of locusts have attacked Hasteda village in Chomu where a farmer claimed that his crops were destroyed.
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Chemicals sprayed to control locust attack in Varanasi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 26 (ANI): Chemical spraying was undertaken by six fire tenders and 40 manual sprayers last night in Nayepur of Varanasi to control the locust attack.
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India to deal with locust attack with aerial spray
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): As Pakistan skipped the meeting with India called to tackle locust attacks and issuance of warning against more such attacks from Food and Agricultural Organisation, New Delhi seems to have moved a step closer to gain control over the situation at least on t
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Pakistan skips crucial meet with India to tackle locust menace
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Pakistan on Thursday skipped a crucial meeting with India to tackle recent locust attacks that led to extensive crop damage in both countries, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
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Swarms of locusts attack several villages in MP's Sheopur
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 19 (ANI): Swarms of locusts attacked several villages in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district on Thursday.
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70 pc of locust population eliminated in UP's Banda district
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Banda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): Teams of Agriculture and Fire Department arrived Uttar Pradesh's Banda district on Saturday to contain the locust attack and were able to eliminate 70 per cent of the pest population.
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Locust attack in UP's Prayagraj
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): Swarms of locusts entered the Prayagraj district on Thursday and destroyed standing crops in the farms.
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KCR directs officials to be on high alert over possible locust attack in T
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 10 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) on Wednesday directed state officials to be on high alert over possible locust attack anytime between June 20 to July 5.
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