Uttar Pradesh: Locusts invade trans-Yamuna area

PRAYAGRAJ: After attacking several villages of the trans-Yamuna area and other parts of the city in the first fortnight of this month, new swarma of locusts has attacked various villages of Bara tahsil of the district on Wednesday.
Villages around Nari-Bari and Chamu village have been attacked by the new swarms. It is being believed that this swarm has come from bordering Madhya Pradesh and as of moment, the topmost priority of the farmers and of the administration is to not to let the locust settle down.
According to sources, the swarm is almost of the same size that hit several of the villages of Koroan, Meja, Karchana and parts of Phulpur tehsil early this month. The attack has spurred the officials of district administration and that of the agriculture department into action and a massive operation, in collaboration with the folks of affected villages have been launched.
“We are taking help of the police and the experts of the agricultural department and with the help of locals doing everything possible to chase away the menace and not to let it settle down,” said SDM Bara, Sandeep Bhagiya. The help of fire tenders can also be taken if the requirement so arises,” he said.
“Their movement depends on the direction of the wind, so we are trying to chase away the swarm by every possible method,” he added.