Sushil Manav
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 27
Locust swarms today inched closer to Haryana, as Ellenabad and Chautala areas of Sirsa and parts of Fatehabad, Hisar and Bhiwani districts face imminent threat from two huge swarms together measuring about 15 sq km that descended on nearby Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan on Tuesday evening.
Another swarm is said to be active in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan areas, not very far from Rewari and Mahendragarh districts of Haryana.
"We are keeping a close watch on the vast swarm in Hanumangarh district, " said an official of the Haryana Agriculture Department.
In case the swarms attack Haryana, cotton crop standing on fields will run the risk of being devoured. Meanwhile, Sanjeev Kaushal, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture, said: "We are fully prepared with 800 tractor-mounted spray pumps."
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