Swarm of locusts arrive Gurugram, right next to national capital Delhi. Swarms of crop-destroying desert locusts reached Gurugram on Saturday morning. The videos being posted by the residents of Gurugram show massive clusters of locusts flying in. The video attached here shows the way the locusts arrived Gurugram, near Cyber Hub area.
Gurgaon residents must keep their windows shut as an attack from crop-destroying desert locusts is expected. The city administration had warned on Friday.
“A swarm of locusts has reached Mahendragarh district and is expected to reach Rewari border. Under the circumstances, Gurugram administration has issued an advisory that people must keep their windows shut and make noise by clanging tin boxes, utensils and dhol so that locusts can’t settle at a place,” the administration alerted the residents.
“Farmers must also keep their pumps (for insecticide spray) ready so that they can be used when needed,” it warned.
The agriculture department employees have been asked by the administration to spread awareness on locusts in villages.
Massive swarms of desert locusts have been destroying crops in many parts of western and central India, spearing into Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab now, after Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.
Locusts flying in from Africa, Iran and Pakistan to India, have an enormous appetite. They eat most plants coming on their way and cause a massive damage to crops in days.