Islamabad July 10 (Online Int’l): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that the government will undertake every possible effort for locust control since it involves the food security of the country.
He was speaking at a briefing on the National Action Plan for Locust Control at National Locust Control Centre in Islamabad.
Imran Khan accorded in-principle approval for Phase-II of the National Action Plan for Locust Control. It was also decided that the affected farmers would also be compensated through this package. He appreciated the timely and coordinated response of the federal and provincial governments and the Pakistan Army, for effectively controlling the locust attack and the use of indigenously developed equipment.
The Prime Minister emphasized that a coordinated national response of federal and provincial governments and organisations is required to cope with the expected locust swarm so that crop production is not affected. He said that the locust attack combined with COVID19 was a huge challenge for Pakistan. Prime Minister Khan was informed that National Action Plan for Locust Control Phase-I has been completed.
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