Authorities allay fears as WhatsApp messages declare infestation

Mumbaikars had been despatched right into a tizzy after social media posts claimed that locusts have arrived in Mumbai. The rumors of locusts invading Mumbai started after posts on WhatsApp and Twitter confirmed related trying bugs swarming and coming into properties. Nevertheless, Locust Warning Organisation (LWO) beneath the Union Agriculture Ministry clarified that the pests weren’t heading for Mumbai and are presently restricted to jap Maharashtra.

“The invasion is restricted to elements of jap Maharashtra with districts in Vidarbha affected within the state. The wind path from Madhya Pradesh is beneficial for his or her motion and meals availability in these zones,” LWO Deputy Director KL Gurjar LWO advised Hindustan Instances.

The locust infestation is presently centred in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Unverified social media posts had claimed that the pests might enter Mumbai from Gujarat on Thursday morning. Authorities refuted these claims as wind path won’t let the locust swarm transfer in the direction of Mumbai from Gujarat. Presently, there isn’t a warning of locusts arriving within the Konkan area of Maharashtra, together with Mumbai.

In the meantime, the locusts have moved in the direction of Gondia district in Maharashtra after ravaging crops within the neighbouring Bhandara. Authorities within the district have been alerted concerning the motion of pests.

In the meantime, hearth tenders had been used to spray pesticides on crops and timber in 1 km radius of Temani village of Bhandara which was affected by locusts. The bugs are actually shifting in the direction of east with the wind, in the direction of Tiroda tehsil in neighbouring Gondia district.

Farmers in Palghar district of Maharashtra have additionally been requested to organize for a potential locust assault on crops.

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