Explained: What is the locust attack destroying crops in several countries? | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: What is the locust attack destroying crops in several countries? | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: What is the locust attack destroying crops in several countries?

By: Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: February 3, 2020 at 4:42 pm

Pakistan and Somalia have recently declared locust emergencies. In India, Rajasthan and Gujarat have been grappling with the pest problem.

Sound of crackers, DJ music in air, Naggi’s farmers band together to fight the tiddi dal | India News,The Indian Express

Sound of crackers, DJ music in air, Naggi’s farmers band together to fight the tiddi dal

Written by Raakhi Jagga | Updated: February 3, 2020 at 11:37 am

Naggi, a small village with around 2,700 voters, is the last one along the India-Pakistan border in Karanpur constituency of Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district. But it’s not infiltrators that these farmers are watching out for, its locusts.