JAISALMER: Several kilometre-long locust swarms entered India from Indo-Pak border and reached the city on Sunday evening. The locust control department and agriculture department started joint action to destroy the pests, which continued till Monday morning.
The
locusts
are being destroyed using 14 different resources, including six sprayer machines and other means. District collector Namit Mehta, in a letter to agriculture department, has requested to fill the vacant posts and writing to locust control department, has asked to provide additional sprayer vehicles and other resources.
Swarms of locusts that came from across the border on Sunday evening attacked Jaisalmer city as people tried to shoo them away by beating drums etc. Mehta and officers of agriculture department and locust control department visited the city and directed to destroy locusts after they settle down. The pests settled down near the city at Mukteshwar Mahadev temple and Gadisar lake banks.
Confirming this, temple committee member Jugal Kishore said that the locusts have eaten up Neem and Peepal trees and also damaged many plants in the temple premises. Agriculture department deputy director Radheyshyam Narwal said that a campaign has been launched to destroy the locusts in different areas. He said the pests were destroyed in 2-3km area on Airport Road and in various villages. Six vehicles, five fire brigade vehicles and three tractors were used to destroy them. He said on Saturday, locusts were killed in Raghava, Seuwa and other areas.
Locust control department officer Dr Rajesh Kumar said that the department has been destroying locusts for the last two days. He said locusts were killed in the 2-km area in Lanena village, 2-3km area on Khuhadi Road and also in Hamira village. He said three posts have been set by the locust control department at the Indo-Pak border.
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