Question

Explain “ water hyacinth is terror of Bengal”.

Answer 1

Water hyacinth-

1. The scientific name of the water hyacinth is Eichhornia crassipes.
2. It is an exotic shrub that does not allow other shrubs and plants to take oxygen.
3. It absorbs all the oxygen from the water body.
4. It is mainly found in the parts of Bengal.

Terror of Bengal

1. People eat fish as a supplement food in Bengal.
2. Water hyacinth absorbs all the oxygen and mineral leading to the death of the fishes.
3. Which leads to the scarcity of the fishes in that area.
4. Due to this, the water hyacinth is also called the terror of Bengal.