बेकार समझा जाने वाला पौधा निकला बड़े काम का [Repurposing the invasive water hyacinth for fashion]

The water hyacinth plant, which is spreading indiscriminately in India's ponds and lakes, is considered a nuisance. But some people are making clothes from it and earning a good income. #dwhindi #ecoindia Deceptively pretty, the deeply invasive water hyacinth blocks sunlight, oxygen, and nutrients from reaching other aquatic life. But artisans in Bengal are repurposing the plants to make fashion – in the form of sarees.