Bhubaneswar, June 2 -- Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting in view of possible locust threat to the State and directed officials to keep extreme vigilance on the movement of the swarm during the next 10 days.

In view of high vulnerability to districts like Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh and Bargarh, the government has put 10 districts on high alert.

During the meeting which was attended by top officials of the agriculture department, it was decided that awareness will be created among farmers and if needed, the pesticide will be sprayed in areas likely to be affected with the help of pump sets.

As per the discussion in t...