Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai called an emergency meeting following the locust attack in Gurugram and asked the south and west districts’ administrations to remain on high alert.
Aviation experts say that locusts fly up to 3,000 feet high and can cause huge inconvenience in landing and taking off of an aircraft. However, at cruise level, which is at 10,000 feet, there is no problem.
This year, the first locust attack happened on May 11 in Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts of Rajasthan. So far, 90,000 hectares in 20 districts have been affected due to the locust attack.
Pest control authorities in various districts of Haryana pressed into service vehicle-mounted sprayer, fire extinguisher vehicles and drones late at night and early in the morning to spray chemicals on Locusts.
A swarm of locusts has reached Gurugram and it is likely to enter Delhi by Saturday evening or Sunday morning.
So far 90,000 hectares in 20 districts of Rajasthan have been affected due to the locust attack. Swarms of locusts moved from Sri Ganganagar, Nagaur, Jaipur, Dausa, Karauli and Sawai Madhopur towards other areas in Uttar...
Globally, 30 countries face threats from locusts and the FAO has grouped these countries into three regional commissions -- Western, Central and Eastern Region -- for better mutual cooperation and coordination.
_570_850.jpg "Swarms of locust in the walled city of Jaipur, Rajasthan. More than half of Rajasthan’s 33 districts are affected by invasion by these crop-munching insects.")
Sources say that the government is trying to import kits for helicopters but it hasn’t materialised yet. So, as of now, sprayer-mounted vehicle and drone are the only options against Locusts.
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