: Swarm of locusts enter farmlands in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh #IndiaNEWS Swarms of locusts on Thursday entered farmlands in Maharashtra’s Nagpur and Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district, Hindustan

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Swarm of locusts enter farmlands in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh #IndiaNEWS
Swarms of locusts on Thursday entered farmlands in Maharashtra’s Nagpur and Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district, Hindustan Times reported. Locust Warning Organisation Deputy Director KL Gurjar told the newspaper that over the last three days, the wind direction has been favourable for these locusts to move towards Nagpur’s farmlands.In Uttar Pradesh, a swarm of locusts entered villages of Koraon and the Meja Tehsil. However, there was no major loss of crops, IANS reported. The locusts started entering villages in Prayagraj on Tuesday night and then began moving westward. They wreaked havoc in villages of Karchana block and destroyed almost all vegetable farms. Between Monday and Tuesday, the swarms were seen in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli and Sonbhadra districts. They came to Prayagraj from Mirzapur.The district administration sprayed chemicals with the help of fire tenders, and villagers banged utensils to drive away the insects. Chief Development Officer, Prayagraj, Ashish Kumar told IANS that district officials, village heads and block-level teams had been trained and briefed about what should be done in case of an attack. “As no major crops have yet been planted, no major damage has been reported barring a few patches of vegetable crops,� Kumar said. “We are keeping a watch on the situation and have a buffer stock of chemicals. All neighbouring districts...Read more

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