Water Hyacinth Removal from a River

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Water Hyacinth Removal from a River

Water Hyacinth Removal from a River

We are facing the problem of water hyacinth in our river Tapi (India).  The entire river is full with Hyacinth.

We are trying to remove it but its growth rate is very high, so we are not able to do so.

We are faced with this problem every year in winter till the monsoon season (January to June).

We need some biotech solution for permanent removal of water hyacinth from our river. Can anyone suggest a solution?

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Why going for removal, try ...

Why going for removal, try to organise the development, its better to have controlled water hyacinth population in river, its nature way to treat water

Let it happen

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Try the mottled water ...

Try the mottled water hyacinth weevil beetle Neochetina eichhorniae. It has been successful elsewhere e.g. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3703-weevils-save-lakes-from-water-hyacinth-pest/

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I tried the link above and it didn't work due to extra hidden characters. However if you search the New Scientist site for "Water hyacinth" it is the top article on the list.

Not sure if it will work, but I've also re-pasted the link:  https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3703-weevils-save-lakes-from-water-hyacinth-pest/

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I think you need to check it ...

I think you need to check it out from South Africa, they have done a lot of work on it to eradicate it from the water bodies.

 

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A Nutrient Management Plan for the contributing water basin could be used to help prevent the rapid growth of the hyacinth. Then a harvesting and composting program could take the nutrients out of the river and recycle the nutrients for agricultural use.

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