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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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Maharashtra Home Minister asks people to burst firecrackers, beat drums to
Updated : 5 years, 9 months 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 : 5 years, 9 months 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 : 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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DGCA issues circular informing aviation fraternity of risks posed by locus
Updated : 5 years, 9 months 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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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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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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MP's Mandsaur battles locust invasion
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 25 (ANI): Swarms of locusts arrived in Malhargarh area of Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district on Sunday.
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