CS reviews locusts combat operation.

LAHORE -- Chief Secretary Punjab Major (retd) Azam Suleman Khan on Saturday presided over a meeting to review strategy to combat locusts in different districts of the province.

The meeting was attended by Senior Member Board of Revenue, Secretary Agriculture, DG PDMA, and officers concerned whereas divisional commissioners and deputy commissioner joined the meeting through video links.

Speaking at the meeting, the chief secretary said relevant departments would have to adopt dengue-like strategy and work on emergent basis to deal with possible attack of locusts.

Officers should remain in the field and coordinate with local farmers and allied departments like forest and PDMA to save crops and livestock from locusts attack. He assured that cooperation would be extended to meet all requirements including availability of machinery, pesticides and aircrafts for aerial spray.

Secretary Agriculture and DG PDMA briefed the meeting that during last three months out of total 70700 hectares area in Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan, spray was done on 42360 hectares through land routes while aerial spray...