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  Farmers warned of possible locust attack in UP's Aligarh

  India | May 23, 2021 15:41 IST

  The Aligarh District Administration has now sounded an alert over a likely locust attack.

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  Locust control operations done so far in over 4.56 lakh hectares: Govt

  India | July 31, 2020 22:34 IST

  Continuing fight against desert locusts, the agriculture ministry on Friday said the control operations against the crop threatening migratory pest have so far been carried out in more than 4.56 hectares area of 10 states.  

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  Haryana engages Garuda Aerospace for drone-based anti-locust spraying

  India | July 30, 2020 13:24 IST

  Drone-as-a-Service (DAAS) provider Garuda Aerospace has bagged a contract from the Haryana government for spraying anti-locust pesticide in the state, said a top company official.

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  Farmers in Rohtak deal with locusts by spraying pesticides

  News | July 29, 2020 22:05 IST

  Swarm of locusts attacked in Pilana and Sanghera villages of Rohtak on July 28. The farmers foiled the attack by spraying pesticides.

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  Locusts did not cause much damage in Haryana: Jai Prakash Dalal

  India | July 18, 2020 23:47 IST

  Haryana Agriculture Minister Jai Prakash Dalal on Saturday said the swarms of locusts have not caused much damage in the state so far, but asked farmers to remain alert.

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  IAF deploys two MI-17 choppers to contain locusts invasion near Jodhpur

  India | July 05, 2020 22:46 IST

  he Indian Air Force deployed its helicopters laden with pesticides early on Sunday on a request by the Jodhpur district administration and sprayed the chemical over a huge swarm of locusts which had landed in Bheekamkor village in the sub-division on Saturday.

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  Delhi on high alert after swarm of locusts reache Gurugram

  News | June 28, 2020 10:06 IST

  Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai called an emergency meeting following the locust attack in Gurugram and asked the south and west districts’ administrations to remain on high alert.

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  WATCH: Virender Sehwag shares video of swarm of locusts 'right above the house'

  Cricket | June 27, 2020 21:49 IST

  A swarm of locust was seen covering the blue sky in part of Gurugram on Saturday afternoon and had even reached Sehwag's residence. 

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  Locust swarms attack parts of Haryana, reach near Delhi

  News | June 27, 2020 19:54 IST

  Swarm of locusts entered Gurugram and Faridabad on June 27 inching closer to national capital.

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  Locust swarms spotted in Noida. See video

  India | June 27, 2020 18:40 IST

  Swarms of crop-destroying desert locusts have reached Noida. Multiple videos shot by residents showed massive clusters of locusts flying in the Gautam Buddh Nagar district. The swarm of locusts also invaded other districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Deoria, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Allahabad, Pratapgarh, Bhadohi, Azamgarh and Ambedkar Nagar. 

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  Delhi braces for locust attack, government issues advisory

  India | June 27, 2020 17:19 IST

  As locusts swarms hit Haryana and outskirts of Delhi, the state government on Saturday issued an advisory to prepare for a possible locust attack. The government has sent the advisory to all district magistrates (DM).

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  Haryana issues alert after swarms of locusts enter Rewari, Gurgaon districts

  India | June 27, 2020 15:49 IST

  The Haryana government has issued a high alert after a swarm of locusts entered Rewari and Gurgaon districts, with officials on Saturday asserting that all necessary measures have been taken, including deploying tractor-mounted spraying facilities.

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  Locust swarms enter Gurugram

  News | June 27, 2020 14:46 IST

  Swarms of locust entered Gurugram on June 27.

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  India to import 5 atomizer kits with aerial spray capabilities from UK for locust control

  Business | June 22, 2020 22:10 IST

  The government on Monday said it has placed an import order for five atomizer kits with GPS tracker from the UK that will be fitted into helicopters for aerial spray of pesticides to control the crop-threatening locust swarms in northern India.  

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  Locusts attack crops, trees in Banda, Mahoba districts

  India | June 19, 2020 14:51 IST

  A swarm of locusts attacked trees and crops in several villages in Banda and Mahoba districts, farmers and officials said on Friday. 

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  Locust attack: Telangana on high alert as locust swarms near State border, CM KCR forms special team

  India | June 11, 2020 12:27 IST

  The locust swarm may enter Bhadrachalam, Charla, Venkatapuram, Vajedu, Peruru, Mangampet, Eturu Naagaram, Chennuru, Vemanapalli, Koutala, Dharmabad, Bodhan, Jukkal, Banswada, Narayankhed and Zaheerabad areas.

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  Video: Fresh locust attack in Prayagraj, UP; locals clang utensils, play loud music to disperse

  India | June 11, 2020 11:11 IST

  After Jhansi in Bundelkhand, it was some areas of Prayagraj that faced a locust attack that began on Tuesday night and continued through Wednesday. Swarms of locusts attacked various villages in the Koraon and Meja areas, though no major loss of the crop was reported.

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  Locusts swarms reach Nagpur, drones used to spray pesticides

  India | June 10, 2020 14:29 IST

  Locust swarms moved from the Pench Tiger Reserve to Ajni village in Maharashtra's Nagpur district where drones were used to spray pesticides on crops and trees, an agriculture official said on Wednesday. 

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  Another locust attack in few weeks, seven states likely to be affected

  India | June 09, 2020 18:52 IST

  Centre's Locust Warning Organization will press into service 25 drones and buy 60 more vehicle-mounted insecticide spraying machines to counter the attack of locust swarms in the near future, an official said on Tuesday.

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  Zaira Wasim clarifies her locust attack tweet: None of the opinions define reality of my intentions

  Celebrities | June 02, 2020 7:02 IST

  After all the furore on social media about her locust attack tweet, former actress Zaira Wasim has explained her stand and shared a long post on Twitter She explained herself and said that her tweet was taken out of context and blown out of proportion.