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Locust invasion and related laws
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- Invasion of locust in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan brought related laws into focus
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- Famine Inquiry Commission (Woodhead Commission) in 1945 mentions effective control of desert locust
- Commission led to establishment of Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine and Storage – replaced Locust Warning Organisation, established in 1939
- Intensity of Bombay locust is low since 1908
- Directorate administers Destructive Insects and Pests Act (1914), its 1992 amendment, and the Insecticides Act (1968) – no specific mention of locusts
- We find mention of locusts in East Punjab Agricultural Pests, Diseases and Noxious Weeds Act (1949), which is also applicable in Delhi.