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Locust control operations carried out in over 3.70 lakh hectares from Apri
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Locust control operations have been carried out in more than 3.70 lakh hectares of 10 states between April 11 and July 19 this year.
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Locust control: Insecticide sprayed on fields in Jaisalmer
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 18 (ANI): Insecticides were sprayed on fields at Eka village in Jaisalmer district as part of the locust control operation on Saturday.
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Swarms of locusts active in parts of Rajasthan, UP: Agriculture Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday said that swarms of immature pink locust and adult yellow locust are active in parts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
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Haryana braces for more locust attacks, meeting with CM Khattar tomorrow:
Updated : 5 years, 8 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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Locusts leave behind trail of destruction in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): A swarm of locusts has left behind a trail of destruction in half a dozen blocks of Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district.
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Inmates at UP's Firozabad jail clang utensils to drive away locusts
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Inmates were forced to clang utensils to scare away a swarm of locusts that entered Firozabad District Jail on Friday.
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Rajasthan Agriculture minister urges Centre to declare locust menace natio
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 11 (ANI): Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Lalchand Kataria on Friday urged the Central government to declare the menace of locusts a national disaster in the interest of farmers.
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Locust control operations carried out in more than 2.75 lakh hectares area
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Locust control operations were carried out in more than 2.75 lakh hectares area in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh, Haryana and Bihar from April 11 till July 6, 2020, according to the Union Min
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Rajasthan: Locusts destroy crops in Dholpur
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dholpur (Rajasthan) [India], July 7 (ANI): Locust swarms on Monday attacked Sarmathura area of Dholpur district in Rajasthan, creating panic among farmers.
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Locust control: Chemical spraying in targeted areas begins, Bell Helicopte
Updated : 5 years, 8 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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Helicopters deployed in Jaisalmer to combat locust attack
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 4 (ANI): As swarms of locusts continue to be a menace across the country, the locusts' control authorities in Jaisalmer is using helicopters to spray pesticides on a wide scale.
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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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