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Centre allows choppers to spray insecticides in Punjab, prevent locust swarm attack

Moga, Jul 5 (UNI) On the request of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Centre has given permission for using helicopters to spray insecticides on crops, in order to prevent locust attack, the Chief Agriculture Officer of Moga said here on Sunday.
According to Moga CAO Balwinder Singh, both the Agriculture department and the district administration are fully prepared to meet any attack of locust swarm.
Stating that the department were provided sufficient quantity of insecticides by the state government, the Moga CAO said that 15 fire brigades were ready for spray.
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