Union Government today said that the locust control operations have been carried out in over one lakh 32 thousand hectares area in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana by Locust Circle Offices.
Agriculture Ministry said, no significant crop losses have been reported in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Haryana. However, some minor crop losses have been reported in some districts of Rajasthan.
The Ministry said, in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, control operations were carried out at 19 places in seven districts – Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Sikar, Jaipur, and Alwar of Rajasthan and two places in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh by Locust Circle Offices.
The Ministry said, State Governments have also been simultaneously carrying out locust control operations. Till yesterday, control operations have been done in over one lakh 13 thousand hectares area in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Bihar by State Governments. Agriculture Ministry said, today the swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are active in Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Sikar, Jaipur, and Alwar of Rajasthan and Tikamgarh area of Madhya Pradesh.
