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Horticulture at risk from locust attack: Motilal Oswal
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 2 (ANI): If the attack from swarms of locusts is not curtailed, horticulture production in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra will be impacted, according to a sector report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services.
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Odisha govt to use drones to spray insecticides to kill locusts
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 2 (ANI): Pawan Kumar Agarwal, Vice-Chancellor, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology on Monday said the government will use drones to spray insecticides in remote or difficult areas to kill locusts.
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Fire engines spray insecticides to kill locusts in Jaipur
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 1 (ANI): Fire engines on Sunday sprayed insecticides to kill locusts at Ghati Ghanshyampur village in Ramgarh area of Jaipur district.
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Swarms of locusts reach Rajasthan's Churu, authorities spray insecticides
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Churu (Rajasthan) [India], May 30 (ANI): Fresh swarms of locusts invaded villages in Churu district here on Thursday night.
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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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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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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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Locust control operations stepped up: Union Agriculture Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday informed that locust control operations have been stepped up in affected states to combat the menace.
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Some districts of Haryana brace for locust swarm attack
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 27 (ANI): Some districts of Haryana including Sirsa, Hisar, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri and Rewari are bracing for an invasion by locust swarms.
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Govt's priority is to drive away locusts, not loser: Naqvi takes dig at Co
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Taking a dig at Congress for playing politics over the current COVID-19 situation in the country, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday stated that the government's priority is to "drive away locusts, not a loser".
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