Author: News Desk

The quintessential houseboat cruises in Kerala’s placid backwaters is being killed by a growing danger, the water hyacinths. The weed invaders are choking the waterlife and thereby creating a lot of environmental issues. The water hyacinth infestation is killing the fish which in turn is affecting the fisher community. After having identified these problems, four students of Mohandas College of Engineering and Technology –Adithya Shankar, Shanu Aziz, Anandu Maheendra and Jishnu Divakar–designed a water hyacinth remover. Channeliam.com’s flagship program I’m Startup Studio reports this student innovation which has a great social impact. Water hyacinth affects the indigenous flora and fauna…