Contingency plan set for mitigating Locust attack.

SANGHAR -- To mitigate locust swarms in Sanghar, the district administration, agriculture department and federal government has formed a joint contingency plane while assistance of Pakistan Army has also been sought.

According to handout issued by the district information office here on Thursday, the deputy commissioner Sanghar Dr. Irman-ul-Hassan while presiding over a meeting in the regard chalked out identification of sensitive areas, deputing additional staff, immediate anti-locusts spray, monitoring and daily visits of affected areas and liaison with plant protection department as main features of the plan.

The DC...