(a) Whether all the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir was devastated
by invasion of locusts ;
(b) If so, the details thereof; and
(c) The assistance sought and funds released to the State?
(a) Whether all the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir was devastated
by invasion of locusts ;
(b) If so, the details thereof; and
(c) The assistance sought and funds released to the State?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)
(a) to (c): Migratory locust infestation in the Zanskar area of Kargil was spread
over an area of about 3000 hectares and in the Changthang valley of Leh district
over an area of 5000 hectares. As soon as information about locust infestation was
received from the State, Government of India dispatched special teams from its Locust
Warning Organisation to the affected areas in Kargil and Leh districts. These teams
conducted survey, devised control strategy and supervised control operations in the
affected areas in collaboration with officials of the State Government due to which locust
infestation could be brought under control.