UP CM Adityanath asks officials get ready to deal with locust attacks

The local residents and farmers have been enlightened on the subject, while the village level committees and bodies have been mobilised to make a coordinated effort against the threat

With the spectre of locusts looming large over Bundelkhand and the bordering districts of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Adityanath on Friday directed officials to remain alert against locust attacks.

Chairing a high level meeting at his official residence in Lucknow, Adityanath said while measures were needed to prevent crop damage by locusts, it was important to ensure that panic was not created among people.

A total of 15 districts, including the Bundelkhand region, are more prone to the locust attack viz. Jhansi, Lalitpur, Agra, Mathura, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Banda, Jalaun, Chitrakoot, Etawah and Kanpur Dehat.

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