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Rajasthan braces to help farmers as locust swarms enter Churu district

DGCA said that the level of presence of locusts witnessed this year was last seen more than 20 years ago

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On May 28, a total of 377 spots covering 53,997 hectares have been covered since locust control operations started from April 11

BS Web Team Agencies Rajasthan

5 min read Last Updated : May 30 2020 | 2:36 PM IST

Locusts invaded villages in Rajasthan's Churu district on Thursday night, prompting the frontier states to ask pest contriol teams to protect crops.

"Two swarms of locusts reached two villages in Bidasar and Sardarshahar tehsils on Thursday night. Agriculture Department sprayed insecticides with the help of tractor-mounted sprayers and brought them under control," said Kuldeep Sharma, a government agriculture officer in Churu.

Locusts entered Rajasthan on May 26 from Pakistan, said BR Kadwa, deputy director of the state agriculture department . Notably, the first locust attack of this year was reported from Ganganagar, a district in north Rajasthan bordering Pakistan, on May 11.

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Topics : Locust attack rajasthan Churu Agriculture

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