Thar Foundation donates anti-locust pesticide to district government

To arrest the menace of locust in Thar, Thar Foundation has joined hands with district administration of Tharparkar by donating a consignment of anti-locust pesticide to the district government of Thar.

The consignments of 800 Lambda Cyhalothrin bags were handed over to the senior officials of district administration Tharparkar by Thar Foundation representatives. Lambda Cyhalothrin is an organic compound that is used as a pesticide. It is a pyrethroid, a class of synthetic insecticides that mimic the structure and insecticidal properties of the naturally occurring insecticide pyrethrin. Pyrethroids such as cyhalothrin are often preferred as an active ingredient in insecticides because they remain effective for longer periods of time.

Just after the recent monsoon rains allowed green vegetation to flourish in Thar, swarms of locusts invaded Chachro, Dalhi and parts of Islamkot and Nangarparkar taulkas, damaging agricultural crops in huge quantity. Swarms of locusts recently attacked cluster beans (gawar), split green gram (moong), pearl millet (bajra) crops in Chachro and Dalhi Taulkas mainly.

Thar Foundation is not-for-profit organisation and subsidiary of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC), a public private partnership endeavor between the Government of Sindh and Engro Corporation and other private sector players.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019