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Locust swarms spotted near Delhi airport, pilots urged to be cautious duri
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Delhi Air Traffic Control (ATC) on Saturday directed pilots of all airlines to take necessary precautions during landing and take-off of aircraft in view of locust swarms seen near the airport in areas along Gurugram-Dwarka Expressway.
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Locusts swarms spotted in multiple places in Gurugram
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], June 27 (ANI): Multiple locations in Gurugram on Saturday morning saw clouds of locusts swarming in the sky lending a dark eerie atmosphere to the city, which borders the national capital Delhi.
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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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Centre said IAF helicopters will be used to control locust swarms in Rajas
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 24 (ANI): BR Kadwa, Deputy Director of State Agriculture Department on Wednesday said that the Centre is planning to use helicopters to control the locust swarms which are entering Rajasthan from Pakistan.
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Aerial spraying of insecticides being done in Rajasthan for locust control
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Aerial spraying of insecticides is being done by drones in Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagore and Jodhpur districts of Rajasthan for locust control, said Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
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India to deal with locust attack with aerial spray
Updated : 5 years, 8 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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Locust swarms attack villages in Prayagraj
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 10 (ANI): Locust swarms attacked villages here in Prayagraj, following which measures were taken to keep the pests at bay.
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