Pakistan: Punjab government forms 102 special team to control locust attack
Published on: Sunday 07 July 2019
The government of Pakistan's Punjab province has formed 102 special teams to monitor the possibility of a locust attack on cotton crops in the southern region of the province.
The decision has been taken following a recent directive by Punjab Chief Secretary Yousaf Naseem Khokhar to evolve a plan to deal with the looming threat of locust attack.
According to a report by The Express Tribune, around 23 teams will work in Dera Ghazi Khan, 36 in Bahawalpur and 43 in Multan districts of the province.
News source: https://www.wionews.com/india-news/pakistan-punjab-government-forms-102-special-team-to-control-locust-attack-233815
