These included 411 tractor-mounted power sprayers and 53,000 litres of plant protection chemical, procured under a World Bank-funded project for locust control activities, multiple officials said. Officials of Locust Warning Office, an Agriculture ministry wing, said a new swarm from Pakistan entered Rajasthan’s Anupgarh town in Sriganganagar district on Sunday. The pesticides will be supplied to Barmer, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagaur, Jalore, Sriganganagar, Hanumangarh, Pali, Churu, Ajmer, Jaipur and Sirohi. Locust outbreak was reported in Rajasthan in May 2019 after a gap of 26 years. The second wave of locust invasion began on April 11 this year when locust swarms entered Rajasthan from Hindumalkot in Sriganganagar and Babla in Jaisalmer.

Source: Hindustan Times June 21, 2020 16:30 UTC