Army to assist civil administration in combating locust attack: COAS

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has assured that the Pakistan army will assist the civil administration in combating locust threat.

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) took to Twitter and informed that COAS Bajwa visited the National Locust Control Centre in Rawalpindi today (Thursday).

COAS reiterated that Army will make all possible resources available to help civil admin combat locust threat. He stressed effective control ops are essential for ensuring food security & mitigating negative eco impact. Govt already declared national emergency in this regard. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/QqNfkVDnJr

— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) June 4, 2020

ISPR further informed that the Army Chief received a briefing by Engineer-in-Chief Lieutenant General Moazzam Ejaz, regarding the measures to counter the locust threat.

According to the military’s media wing, General Qamar Bajwa appreciated the NLCC’s role in synergizing national efforts in line with the National Action Plan.

On the occasion, COAS Bajwa said, “Army will make all possible resources available to help civil administration in combating the locust threat.”

He stressed that effective operations are essential for food security in the country and in mitigating the negative economic impact of the attacks.

Earlier on May 17, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) had said that 51 districts of the country had been affected by locusts attack.

The spokesman of the authority had said that they had carried out surveys and sprays in the areas to counter the attack that has damaged fields in the agricultural country.