Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar directed to undertake advance measures with regard to possible locust attack in mid June and July. He directed Agriculture Department and PDMA to closely monitor the situation and further directed to ascertain the cost of damage being incurred to the crops due to locust attack. He apprised that all possible steps are being taken in order to control the attack of locust and funds amounting to rupees one billion have been granted in order to eradicate locust and save the fields. Besides conducting aerial spray, spray is also being conducted through vehicles to save the fields. He outlined that ongoing steps are being taken up with continuity to control locust and spray has been conducted on more than seven lac 56 thousand acres of land. CM informed that the effective monitoring process of affected districts is ongoing and surveillance is also being conducted on daily basis to control the locust. Usman Buzdar directed concerned and allied departments to remain alert vigilantly in the current situation. CM disclosed that control rooms have been set up at divisional and district levels and the present situation is also being monitored 24/7. CM assured that all possible resources are being utilized in order to save the farmers from bearing losses.
