Swarms of locusts active in parts of Rajasthan, UP: Agriculture Ministry

The Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday said that swarms of immature pink locust and adult yellow locust are active in parts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

The Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday said that swarms of immature pink locust and adult yellow locust are active in parts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

The swarms of locusts are active in Barmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Nagaur, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Jaipur, Sikar, Ajmer, Pali, Alwar and Jalore in Rajasthan and Shravasti and Lakhimpur Kheri districts of Uttar Pradesh.

The Ministry said control operations have been done in 1,52,173 hectares area in states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Bihar by state governments till July 15. (ANI)