Nine aircraft will spray locust-hit areas: NDMA
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ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) announced that nine aircraft will spray locust-infested areas with insecticides on Monday.
Briefing reporters at General Headquarters (GHQ), NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Mohammad Afzal said at present five aircraft were available for which kits had been imported from the US.
He said a PAF C-130 plane had also brought a plane from Turkey for the purpose.
“That plane is also ready and will fly to Multan for deployment tomorrow (Thursday),” he remarked.
He said Department of Plant Protection (DPP) had also three helicopters which would be available in next three to four days.
“That means a total of nine planes will be available for spraying next Monday onwards”.
Published in Dawn, May 21st, 2020
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May 21, 2020 09:29am
Great. Whatever it takes.
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May 21, 2020 09:42am
Spray is needed in sindh n punjab immediately. Otherwise people will die of hunger.
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May 21, 2020 09:52am
No mention of China anywhere in the report !! Has their help started and ended with supply of Ducks.
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May 21, 2020 09:52am
Is the population told to stay indoors while spray is being done so it does not have more casualties apart from Corona?
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May 21, 2020 09:56am
Great news for the farmers but not for opposition's criticism team.
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May 21, 2020 12:00pm
Why not use drone technology, which is already available, also Turkey is also one of the advanced manufacturers of drone.
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May 21, 2020 12:01pm
@topbrass, China send Duck army which is vanished on route..
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May 21, 2020 12:46pm
@topbrass,
How do you even breathe with this much obsession? No wonder the bottom position of India on Happiness Index.
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