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    07-Sep-2022 06:20 AM


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    Odisha villagers flee after poisonous ant attacks, medical teams deployed

    An operation was launched in Odishas Puri district after poisonous ants infested a village forcing some people to flee officials said on Tuesday Lakhs of red and fire ants infested the Brahmansahi village in Chandradeipur panchayat area after flood waters receded following which scientists of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology OUAT and the district administration launched the operation they said Swarms of ants infested every nook and corner of the village including houses roads fields and trees throwing the normal lives out of gear Many have been beaten by these ants causing swelling and irritation on the skin Three families of the village have fled due to the ant menace and are staying at their relatives place locals said Loknath Dash a villager said he has not seen anything like this in the past despite floods hitting the village earlier as well The ants have made our lives miserable We are unable to eat sleep or sit properly The children are unable to study due to the fear of ants said Renubala Dash who along with her family is now staying at a relatives house in a nearby village Senior OUAT scientist Sanjay Mohanty said the village is surrounded by a river and bushy forests The ants which live on the river embankment and bushes moved to the village as their habitats were inundated by flood waters Mohanty said it was a new phenomenon in the village where around 100 families live However we are try to find the place from where the ants are coming Once the place is located pesticide can be sprayed on a two metre radius of it he said #odisha Source:- CNBCTV18