'The good thing is that the wind is not blowing in the direction towards Karnataka according to the MET department and 99.9% (locusts) will not come to the state,' BC Patil said in Bengaluru on Thursday B.C.Patil, Karnataka's agriculture ministeron Thursday said that the chances of locusts reaching the state was slim due to change in wind direction. "The good thing is that the wind is not blowing in the direction towards Karnataka ccording to the MET department and 99.9% (locusts) will not come to the state," Patil said in Bengaluru on Thursday.
The statements come at a time when locusts attacks have been reported in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra among other states, threatening to destroy crops and add to the miseries