国际英语资讯:India says locust control operations carried out in 10 states
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="DELHI">DELHI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 10-- <span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="on">on</span> 522,897 <span word="hectares">hectares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="states">states</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="at">at</span> 46 <span word="places">places</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kutch">Kutch</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gujarat">Gujarat</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="drones">drones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Bell">Bell</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span>. <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mi">Mi</span>-17 <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gujarat">Gujarat</span>, <span word="Uttar">Uttar</span> <span word="Pradesh">Pradesh</span>, <span word="Madhya">Madhya</span> <span word="Pradesh">Pradesh</span>, <span word="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</span>, <span word="Chhattisgarh">Chhattisgarh</span>, <span word="Bihar">Bihar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Haryana">Haryana</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</span>.</p><p><span word="Locust">Locust</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="horned">horned</span> <span word="grasshopper">grasshopper</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="migratory">migratory</span> <span word="habit">habit</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="vegetation">vegetation</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="swarms">swarms</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="breeding">breeding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="monsoon">monsoon</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incursions">incursions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="hoppers">hoppers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="swarms">swarms</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="migratory">migratory</span> <span word="pest">pest</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="collectively">collectively</span>.</p>
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