Weed to Wealth Generating Livelihood from the Aquatic Weed Water Hyacinth
Weed to Wealth Generating Livelihood from the Aquatic Weed Water Hyacinth
Authors : Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission
Water Hyacinth, scientifi cally known as Eichhornia crassipes is a free fl oating aquatic plant that
can live and reproduce fl oating freely on the surface of fresh waters or can be anchored
in mud. The plant originated in the Amazon Basin and was introduced to many parts of
the world as an ornamental garden pond plant due to its beauty. It can cause a variety
of problems when its mat like proliferation covers areas of fresh waters. Some of the
common problems are:
1. Hindrance to water transport
2. Clogging of intakes of irrigation, hydropower and water supply system
3. Micro habitat for a variety of disease vectors
4. Problems related to fi shing
5. Reduction in bio-diversity
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