Agra administration all geared up to demolish locust invasion
May 24, 2020
Agra (Uttar Pradesh), May 25 (ANI): The Agra administration is all geared up to demolish locust invasion in the district. The agriculture department has geared up to spray chemicals in order to prevent damage to the crops. “We have procured almost 1,000 kilogram pesticides and arranged 205 tractors to demolish locust invasion,” Ram Pravesh, District Agriculture Officer said. Beside this, an advisory has also been issued to the farmers. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, response to natural disasters is expected to be tested again this summer when a giant locust storm from the Horn of Africa is expected to attack farmlands.
