India locust attack: Delhi govt issues advisory; puts South, West districts on high alert

Delhi government on Saturday put South and West districts on high alert after swarms of desert locusts entered Delhi border. The government has issued an advisory to contain and control the menace of desert locusts in the national capital. As per the advisory, District Magistrates are advised to deploy adequate staff to make all possible arrangement for guiding people to distract locusts by making high decibel sound through beating of drums/utensils, playing high volume music on DJs, burning firecrackers and neem leaves. Delhi Air Traffic Control on Saturday directed pilots of all airlines to take necessary precautions during landing and take-off of aircraft in view of locust swarms seen near the airport in areas along Gurugram-Dwarka Expressway. "Pilots of all airlines have been warned about the locust has near the airport, we have set up a team to monitor the situation," a senior ATC official said.<br/>