Rajasthan: Locusts' attack ruins lakhs of hectares of crops

In western Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district, large groups of pink swarming locusts loom large over lush green fields laden with crops. These locusts have destroyed crops spread over huge parts of land in Rajasthan which witnessed bumper crops after a long time. They have adversely affected and destroyed crops spread over lakhs of hectares of land. Over 3,50,000 hectares of land have been destroyed due to the large scale attack by these swarming locusts.