WATCH: Locals fight locusts by clanging utensils & bursting crackers; admins prep drones

As swarms of locusts continue to cross India-Pakistan border and continue to create problems by destroying crops, Citizens of Bikaner, Rajasthan have resorted to making loud ises to scare locusts away.

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locusts were controlled by spraying insecticides in Jaisalmer city on Sunday evening for eleven and a half hours, but locust swarm was seen again near Ramdevra in Pokhran tehsil of Jaisalmer on Monday. locals of Jaisalmer and joining areas have faced problems as locusts damd ir crops.

Central government has devised a plan to use drones and specialised imported machines against locusts which have started damaging crops in some states, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Tuesday. He said government is hopeful of completely repulsing attacks by locusts by September-end.

"A plan is put in place to use drones to fight off locusts which are damaging crops in some parts of country," Tomar said, ding that pesticides will be sprayed using drones. Speaking to reporters via video conference, he said some specialised machines will be imported by Central government.

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Tomar said that delivery of machines was expected to start by June end. While some of m were expected to be delivered from England by w, y could t reach India due to coronavirus-induced lockdown.  machines would w be delivered by July-end.

"We are hopeful to completely stop attacks by locusts by September-end," Tomar said. 

" Central and state governments have saved crops spre over an area of 57,000 hectares in country from locusts," he ded. 

menace of locusts

Locust swarms from Pakistan have entered Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and Mhya Presh threatening major dam to standing cotton crops and vegetables, a spokesperson of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change h earlier said. Rajasthan is most affected state, spokesperson informed. desert locust is a species of locust, a swarming short-horned grasshopper. y are kwn to devour everything in ir path, posing an unprecedented threat to food supply and livelihoods of millions of people.