The National Locust Control Center (NLCC) surveyed around 185,839 hectares area of land during the past twenty-four hours and carried out locust control operation in two districts of Balochistan and Sindh provinces. According to press statement issued here on Thursday by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, no locust was found in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtukhwa and Punjab. However, the presence of locust was observed in one district each of Balochistan and Sindh, it said adding that anti-locust operation was carried out on 280 hectares in district Lasbella and 40 hectares of Tharparker. It is pertinent to mention here that during the past 6 months, the locust control operations have been carried out on 1,124,593 hectares of land across the country.
NLCC surveys 185,839 hectares of land under anti-locust operation
The National Locust Control Center (NLCC) surveyed around 185,839 hectares area of land during the past twenty-four hours and carried out locust control operation in two districts of Balochistan and Sindh provinces. According to press statement issued here on Thursday by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, no locust was found in the […]
