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Spray planes acquired for locust control grounded

Around 18 aircraft acquired by Plant Protection Department for eliminating locusts have been grounded due to lack of maintenance, ARY News reported on Sunday...

NLCC declares Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa free from locust

The control operation had been completed on 1,125,777 hectares of land across the affected areas in the country during the last six months reads the press release by NLCC.

Study finds what makes locusts swarm!

Almost like an irresistible perfume, the chemical compound is emitted by locusts when they find themselves in proximity to just a few others of their kind

Anti-locusts operation covered 2,600,000 acres across Pakistan: NLCC

340 million acres of land has been surveyed for the presence of swarms of locust, said a report by National Locusts Control Centre (NLCC).

19.26 acres of land surveyed by NLCC for locust presence

A concerted operation against locust swarms in the country has thus far surveyed 19.26 million acres of land to keep the infestation at bay

2.4 million acres of land sprayed for locust eradication: NLCC

A concerted operation against locust swarms in the country has thus far sprayed 2.4 million acres of land mass with insecticides and pesticides.

ECC approves Rs100 million for NDMA to fight locust invasion

The ECC meeting, chaired by Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Hafeez Shaikh, approved technical supplementary grants for NDMA, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.

SC dissatisfied over efforts to tackle swarms of locust in Pakistan

Out of four planes provided to conduct spray on swarms of locusts, three of them do not have pilots to fly them, the top court observed.

Army to assist civil administration in dealing with locust threat: COAS Bajwa

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday visited National Locust Control Center (NLCC) in Rawalpindi and received a briefing on measures to counter the locust threat, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Ministry of food security rejects Sindh’s insinuations on locust swarms

Ministry for National Food Security on Sunday categorically rejected the statement given prior by Sindh government in relation to locust swarms

China to help Pakistan in combating locust: ambassador  

Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Tuesday assured that his government will help Pakistan in combating Locust.

Locust swarms may threat food safety if not curbed within weeks: NDMA

Chairman NDMA said in the meeting that the perilous situation must be brought under control before it becomes a hazard to the entire nation.

NDMA decides to take ’emergency measures’ against locust swarms

Concluding a consultative meeting of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), emergency measures against the pest infestation were agreed upon

Drones employed against looming locust threat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has employed modern technology to deal with the increasing locust swarm threats.

National Emergency declared against persistent locust threat

Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday said the Pakistan government has declared a national emergency to combat locust swarms.

ECC approves grant of Rs459 million to deal with locust threat 

The ECC was informed that nine districts of the country affected by the locust.

Sindh govt striving hard to tackle locusts’ attack: CM Murad

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday said that the provincial government was taking every possible measure to prevent crops from locusts’ attack, ARY News reported.
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