New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday urged the government to grant compensation to states and farmers who have suffered damage to crops due to locust attack.
"Locusts have destroyed crops in Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, UP, MP, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
"The Government Of India must provide support to the states and farmers who have suffered this menace," he said on Twitter.
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GOI must provide support to the states and farmers who have suffered this menace.https://t.co/rvjupzb4D8
">Locusts have destroyed crops in Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, UP, MP, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 27, 2020
GOI must provide support to the states and farmers who have suffered this menace.https://t.co/rvjupzb4D8Locusts have destroyed crops in Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, UP, MP, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 27, 2020
GOI must provide support to the states and farmers who have suffered this menace.https://t.co/rvjupzb4D8
He said this amid reports of damage to crops by locust attack in the northern states.
Different parts of the country have been riddled with locust attacks since April 11th this year. Rajasthan was first state to receive the unwelcome guests from Pakistan’s Sindh province. Soon after the locusts neighbouring State of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra etc.
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The locust attack has proved to be another challenge amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
The desert locust is potentially the most dangerous of the locust pests because of the ability of swarms to fly rapidly across great distances.
PTI
