Watch: Locals clang utensils to drive away locusts in UP’s Ambedkar Nagar

Updated:5 years, 7 months ago

Ambedkar Nagar (UP), June 27 (ANI): Swarms of locust reached Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkar Nagar on June 27 and attacked the crops. Locals clanged utensils and beat drums to drive the locusts away. Locusts have affected five states including Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. The Centre has asked states to step up aerial spray using drones and helicopters. The desert locust is a species of locust, a swarming short-horned grasshopper. They are known to devour everything in their path, posing an unprecedented threat to the food supply and livelihood of millions of people.

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