NLCC surveys 129,072 hectares, no locust traced

ISLAMABAD, Oct 6 (APP):The National Locust Control Center (NLCC) surveyed around 129,072 hectares area of land during the past twenty-four hours however presence of locust was not reported from any area.

According to press statement issued here Tuesday by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, no locust was found in any of the provinces including Punjab, Khyber Pakhtukhwa, Balochistan and Sindh.

It is pertinent to ment ion here that during the past 6 months, the locust control operations have been carried out on 1,134,161 hectares of land across the country.