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Haryana braces for more locust attacks, meeting with CM Khattar tomorrow: Agri M

Swarms of locusts fly over a DLF area, in Gurugram (ANI) — Swarms of locusts fly over a DLF area, in Gurugram **(ANI)**

1 min read . Updated: 16 Jul 2020, 05:12 PM IST ANI

A meeting with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and other senior officials will be held tomorrow to discuss locust attacks in the state

HARYANA : A meeting with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and other senior officials will be held tomorrow to discuss locust attacks in the state, said Jai Prakash Dalal, State Agricultural Minister on Thursday.

"Senior government officials will meet today to discuss the situation, and tomorrow we will have a meeting with the Chief Minister to further decide what steps have to be taken. We have been told by the Centre to expect more attacks in the next few weeks, so we have to stay prepared," Dalal told ANI.

Over the last week, six districts in Haryana were attacked by locust swarms but did little damage owing to the state's preparedness, the state's agricultural minister said.

"We have been able to successfully control the locusts by using drones and tractor-mounted sprayers. Border districts like Sirsa, Charkhi Dadri, Palwal, Fatehabad and all others have been issued an alert to be prepared for thelocust attacks.

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