Government today said that the locust control operations have been undertaken in more than five lakh 22 thousand hectare area in ten states from 11th April till 8th August this year.<br />'' <br />''These States are Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Bihar. <br />''<br />''Agriculture Ministry said, presently, 104 control teams with spray vehicles are deployed in Rajasthan and Gujarat, and more than 200 Central Government personnel are engaged in locust control operations.<br />'' <br />''15 drones are also deployed at Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagaur and Phalodi in Rajasthan for effective control of locusts on tall trees and in inaccessible areas through spraying of pesticides. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Ministry said, no significant crop losses have been reported in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Haryana. However, some minor crop losses have been reported in some districts of Rajasthan.</span><br />