Huge swarms of locusts likely to reach Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on June 28, government on alert
With huge swarms of locusts descending on Gurugram and Faridabad in Haryana on Saturday (June 28), Deputy Director of Agriculture Department in Greater Noida S N Sharma on Sunday (June 28) issued advisory saying that the swarm of locusts could reach Noida from Gurugram and Faridabad.
Jun 28, 2020, 08:57 AM IST
Locust attack raises fear among farmers
At a time when India is struggling with the deadly coronavirus, huge swarms of locusts in many states has bought nightmares to the farmers. Experts warn of extensive crop losses if authorities fail to curb the fast-spreading swarms by June when monsoon rains spur rice, cane, corn, cotton, and soybean sowing.
May 27, 2020, 15:46 PM IST
