Water hyacinth removal efforts nationwide yielding results

 

 

NAKHON PATHOM, 16 June 2017 (NNT) – Nakhon Pathom Civil Engineering and City Planning agents have stepped up efforts to remove water hyacinth from the Ta Chin River to improve boat travel and the waterway’s flow. 

The office has employed a water hyacinth removing boat in its efforts and has resolved to maintain the work for a period of time to ensure easy travel by boats and the smooth flow of the river. Local people commented that they have noticed a marked improvement in the waterway since the effort began but asked that Suphanburi, which is upstream from the province, also work to rid that section of the river of weeds. 

Meanwhile, at Rama 6 Dam in Ayuthaya province, an activity was recently launched to encourage members of the public to join the authorities in clearing the Pa Sak River of water hyacinth. The effort involves over 10 trucks and will cover eight days with a target of removing 9,500 tons of the plants. All members of the public have been asked to contribute their time to work on removing the weeds. 

A similar effort has already improved the situation in Bangkok with clearer waterways now seen in the Don Muang area. The removal of both weeds and garbage has had the effect of improving the condition of the water, and enhancing the quality of life for canal side communities. 

Bangkok officials are engaged in a campaign dubbed “More Waste, More Flooding”, which seeks to generate an understanding that pollution of rivers and canals leads to flooding and inefficient drainage.

 

-- nnt 2017-06-16

What can be done with the cleared water hyacinths once gathered in?  Until a use/market is found, local authorities will not be interested.  They are like senior policemen deliberating which crimes to investigate. First question; what's in it for me?

There are uses for water hyacinth and have been for a long time. See below.

 

looks like the bridge gave the foothold needed for the hyacinth to grow.

 

maybe a road tax for bridge maintenance to clear hyacinth. 

 

not that it would be spent on that.

Funny. All over Thailand they are trying to get rid of this plant, yet, in Phuket, government officials want to introduce it.

 

http://phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Mayor-reveals-tentative-solution-brown-water-Patong/66243#ad-image-0

50 minutes ago, KarenBravo said:

Funny. All over Thailand they are trying to get rid of this plant, yet, in Phuket, government officials want to introduce it.

 

http://phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Mayor-reveals-tentative-solution-brown-water-Patong/66243#ad-image-0

 

Should work? Plant/spread water hyacinth in the Pakbang Canal  and see. As long as it can only travel downstream eventually then it should be OK.  Harvest excess and make furniture, bonus.

can also be turned into fertilizer, chopped up and dried it will make compost as well much in the same way as seaweed.

Funny I rather like the water hyacinth. Surely there is a group somewhere who could protest its removal?

On 6/16/2017 at 12:54 PM, retarius said:

Funny I rather like the water hyacinth. Surely there is a group somewhere who could protest its removal?

Are you serious? This is an invasive plant which has become a big problem for many countries. In fact a parasite!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eichhornia_crassipes

On 6/16/2017 at 8:48 AM, webfact said:

quality of life for canal side communities. 

Wonder where those communities dump their trash???