Centre sends 11 teams to Gujarat to tackle the locusts

The centre has sent its teams to Gujarat to tackle the invasion of locusts entering various districts of the state from Pakistan side and damaging crops. Union Minister of State for Agriculture Purushottam Rupala has said that the Central government will provide all possible help to Gujarat. Talking to reporters in Vadodara yesterday he said the centre has sent its team to Gujarat and the problem is expected to be solved in 6 to 7 days. 

Massive swarms of locusts - which are mainly tropical



grasshoppers with strong powers of flight - descended on Banaskantha, Mehsana, Kutch, Patan and Sabarkantha districts of Gujarat over the last few days. They were destroying crops such as mustard, castor, fennel, cumin, cotton, potato, wheat and jatropha. 

The Minister also informed that Gujarat government had announced a special package of more than 3,900 crore rupees for farmers facing huge crop damages due to unseasonal rain in October and November this year.