Ashok Gehlot Requests Prime Minister Narendra Modi To Declare Locust Attack National Disaster

Locust outbreak of this scale within the nation is being seen after a number of a long time: Ashok Gehlot mentioned.

Jaipur:

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to declare the locust assault a nationwide catastrophe which is able to strengthen the aptitude of states to struggle this menace.

Mr Gehlot, in a letter dated August 2, mentioned that round 6.70 lakh hectare of land in 12 districts of the state has been affected by locust infestation within the yr 2019-20.

“With the help of the central government locust warnings and joint efforts by the Centre and state government, the impact of the menace was drastically reduced. However, farmers have still faced losses equal to around Rs 1,000 crore,” Mr Gelot mentioned.

Apart from Rajasthan, he mentioned that Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and different states additionally confronted the menace this yr.

“In the year 2020-21, after the entry of locusts in the state on April 11, around 32 of the 33 districts in the state have witnessed the outbreak of the infestation… Therefore, the locust menace has not remained an issue for the state but for multiple states. The locust outbreak of this scale in the country is being seen after several decades,” Mr Gehlot mentioned.

“Declaring this a national disaster will strengthen the capability of states to fight this menace”, the letter reads… It can be necessary that since it’s a global situation, all affected nations ought to take motion within the matter with consensus,” he added.

Notably, a number of locust management operations have been performed throughout all severely-affected districts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana amongst different states by the groups of state and central governments.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, no vital crop losses had been reported within the States of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Haryana. However, some minor crop losses have been reported in some districts of Rajasthan, it had famous. 

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