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Prayagraj gears up to tackle possible locust attack
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 31 (ANI): The district administration has started preparing for the possible locust attack in the city, as the swarm has already arrived at Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
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Maharashtra Home Minister asks people to burst firecrackers, beat drums to
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 31 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has asked people to burst firecrackers and beat drums to prevent attacks by locust swarms.
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Varanasi DM says authorities ready to tackle probable locust attack
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 31 (ANI): Varanasi District Magistrate (DM) has said that locust swarms may attack parts of the district, but added that the authorities were ready with measures to fight off the pests.
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Swarms of locusts reach Rajasthan's Churu, authorities spray insecticides
Updated : 6 years 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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Locust operations conducted in 15 locations in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rajasthan/Madhya Pradesh [India], May 30 (ANI): Several locust operations were conducted at 15 locations in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh on Friday by Locust Control Offices (LCOs), in the wake of locust swarm in those regions.
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DGCA issues circular informing aviation fraternity of risks posed by locus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday issued guidelines for all airlines staff including pilots informing them of the risks posed by locust swarms hitting aircraft on landing or take-off and how to avoid flying through a sw
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Team constituted to tackle locust swarm attack in Guatam Budh Nagar
Updated : 6 years 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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Himachal issues high alert in some districts against probable locust attac
Updated : 6 years 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
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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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Locusts hit Andhra Pradesh's Anantapuram district
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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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Delhi govt issues advisory to gear up for probable locust attack
Updated : 6 years 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 : 6 years 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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