Locust control operations have been done in one lakh 86 thousand 787 hectares area in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana by Locust Circle Offices from 11th April to 19th July.<br />''<br />''Till Sunday, control operations have been done in over one lakh 83 thousand hectares area in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Bihar by State Governments.<br />'' <br />''Last night, control operations were carried out at 31 places in Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Churu, Ajmer, Sikar and Pali of Rajasthan by LCOs.<br />'' <br />''Besides this, Uttar Pradesh State Agriculture Department also carried out control operations at one place in Rampur district against small groups and scattered population of locusts.<br />'' <br />''Presently, 79 control teams with spray vehicles are deputed in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and more than 200 Central Government personnel are engaged in locust control operations.<br />'' <br />''Further, 5 companies with 15 drones are 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 />''No significant crop losses have been reported in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Haryana.<br />'' <br />''However, some minor crop losses have been reported in some districts of Rajasthan.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Today, swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are active in districts of Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Churu, Ajmer, Sikar and Pali of Rajasthan and Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh.</span><br />