UP farmers warned of possible locust attack
UP farmers warned of possible locust attack
IANS / Updated: May 24, 2021, 06:00 IST
Alert sounded after swarms of locusts spotted in Rajasthan
#ALIGARH As Uttar Pradesh is struggling to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the emergence of black fungus cases, the possibility of a locust attack also looms
large. The Aligarh District Administration has now sounded an alert over a likely locust attack.
Officials have issued the advisory after
swarms of
Agriculture Department has geared up and remains vigilant.
Farmers have also been warned on the issue. Desert locusts that move in large swarms, can consume crops up to their own weight every day.
According to District Agriculture Officer Vinod Kumar Singh, on the basis of the advisory issued by UN s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Rajasthan has sounded an alert for a possible locust attack and directed authorities to plan, coordinate and execute a strategy to repulse it.
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