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Team constituted to tackle locust swarm attack in Guatam Budh Nagar
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Gautam Budh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): The District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar Suhas LY on Friday said that the administration has formed a team to tackle the locust swarm attack.
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Locals in Kanpur's rural areas beat utensils to prevent locust attack
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Locals in rural areas of Kanpur are beating utensils and drums in their agricultural fields as a precautionary measure to ward off locusts.
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Palghar collector warns farmers of locusts damaging crops, suggests sprayi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Palghar (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Palghar district collector Kailash Shinde on Friday warned farmers in the region about locusts posing a threat to their crops and suggested various measures, including spraying pesticides in the farms, to prevent such damage.
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Himachal issues high alert in some districts against probable locust attac
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): A high alert has been issued in Kangra, Una, Bilaspur and Solan districts after massive swarms of desert locust have been reported destroying crops in adjoining states and that may spread to Himachal Pradesh, Director of Agriculture Dr RK Koun
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Around 50 per cent locust swarms killed in Maharashtra, says state agricul
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dada Bhuse on Thursday informed that around 50 per cent locust swarms were killed in the state by the agriculture department.
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No response from Pak over activation of communication channel to tackle lo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): India on Thursday said that Pakistan has not yet responded to its suggestion for activation of communication channel for responding to the locust problem.
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Locusts hit Andhra Pradesh's Anantapuram district
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Anantapuram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Swarms of locusts on Thursday hit Dasappa Road, Rayadurga in Anantapuram district, destroying plants of farmers.
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MP Govt creates 'Rojgar Setu Yojana' to employ migrant workers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): The State Government has created 'Rojgar Setu Yojana' to employ migrant workers, who have come back to the State from other states amid coronavirus-induced lockdown, said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday.
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India to get 15 sprayers from Britain to control locust attack
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): In a bid to control the locust attack in the country, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said that 15 sprayers will arrive from Britain in the next 15 days.
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Delhi govt issues advisory to gear up for probable locust attack
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The Delhi government on Thursday issued an advisory on preventative measures to tackle the probable locust attack in the national capital, following the havoc created in parts of North India due to the swarm invasion.
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Govt plans to declare locust swarm attacks as natural disaster: MP Agricul
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): The state Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel on Thursday said that the government is planning to declare the locust swarm attacks as natural disaster, following a survey on the losses accrued to them.
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Police sirens being used to scare away locust swarms in MP's Panna
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Panna (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): Swarms of locusts are being scared away by the district administration in Panna, using police sirens on Wednesday. These insects were seen in Panna Tiger Reserve yesterday where they attacked wild plants and trees.
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