SWARMS SPOTTED AT PUNJAB-RAJ BORDER

BATHINDA : The Punjab agriculture department has stepped up vigil to counter a possible locust attack after the swarms of pest were spotted in neighbouring Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district for the third consecutive day on Thursday.

As part of the locust mitigation plan, agriculture officers in various districts of the south Malwa region have been asked to monitor their respective areas, it is learnt. Teams of district officials are visiting villages to sensitise the farmers about the preparedness to check the invading pests.