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Locust control operations carried out at 37 places in 11 districts of Raja
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Locust control operations have been carried out at 37 places in 11 districts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana during the night of July 30, and have so far covered over 4.56 hectares in 10 states, a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfa
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Haryana: Locust attack thwarted in Pilani village after timely interventio
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Pilani (Haryana) [India], July 29 (ANI): The locals of the Pillani village of Haryana controlled locust attacks last night with timely help from the administration.
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Haryana braces for more locust attacks, meeting with CM Khattar tomorrow:
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], July 16 (ANI): A meeting with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and other senior officials will be held tomorrow to discuss locust attacks in the state, said Jai Prakash Dalal, State Agricultural Minister on Thursday.
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Locust control: Chemical spraying in targeted areas begins, Bell Helicopte
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): A Bell Helicopter took its first sortie in Banda area of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan on Saturday and completed its mission of chemical spraying in targeted areas and check damage to crops from locust attacks.
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IAF designs, develops Airborne Locust Control System on Mi-17 helicopters
Updated : 5 years, 11 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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India to deal with locust attack with aerial spray
Updated : 5 years, 11 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, 11 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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No response by Pakistan to India's offer on locust issue, technical meetin
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): As India braces up for further locust attacks with swarms continuing to cause damage to crops, Pakistan is yet to give a formal response on the request to hold discussions over the issue that affects both the countries. The technical level meeting is now li
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Locust attacks controlled in 11,6091 hectares at 383 places in Rajasthan:
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 8 (ANI): Locust attacks were controlled in 11,6091 hectares at 383 places after surveying 14,80858 hectares, Agriculture Department of Rajasthan Government said on Sunday.
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Locust Attack: UP's Agriculture department asks 15 districts to remain vig
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 1 (ANI): Agriculture Department of Uttar Pradesh Government on Sunday asked 15 districts to remain vigilant following locust attack in four districts of the State.
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Confident we will be able to deal with this crisis in agriculture sector:
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that many parts of the country are under locust attack and expressed confidence that the country will be able to deal with the crisis affecting the agriculture sector.
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Alert issued regarding possible locust attacks in Uttar Pradesh
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 15 (ANI): The state's Agriculture Department has issued an alert regarding possible locust attacks in the western part of the state.
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