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Khanewal
District administration constituted 20 members motorcycle squad for managing immediate spray to eradicate locust attack at micro-level in the district. Locust sudden attack in different areas of south Punjab created trouble for the farming community as it was damaging crops especially mangoes and wheat, on large scale.
Administration of district Khanewal constituted a 20 members motorcycle squad for ensuring timely spray locust attacked areas. The squad have modern spray machines and it would work on micro-level. It used to rush in the areas of locust. District administration urged upon farmers to keep informing administration about locust.
Muzaffargarh: Director General Agriculture Punjab Dr Anjum Ali said that locust was travelling in different areas of south Punjab and it could cause damage to crops. While holding a meeting in Muzaffargarh here on Sunday, the DG Agriculture Dr Anjum Ali directed officials to constitute committees, comprised of farmers and Lumberdar concerned for imparting immediate information to Agriculture Department. The immediate information would help agriculture department in taking timely action against locust otherwise it would destroy crops, stated Dr Anjum.
Dr Anjum also instructed officials to impart maximum awareness to farmers so that they could also perform well and abolish locust.
Multan: Locust approached some surrounding parts of the city and damaged various crops on Sunday. According to details, swarm of locust entered in Sahi Chawan, Jhok Wains, Maan Kot, Matti Tall and Hanjan Wahi areas and attacked mango, cotton, water melon and other crops. The affected growers themselves started to flew it through traditional ways.
