News Headline
The ornamental plant that grew to ravage waterbodies
Source
Hindu (India)
Publication Date
2017-03-31
It has done to waterbodies what s eemai k aruvelam (Prosopis juliflora) did to Tamil Nadu’s lands. Ipomea carnea, also known as Neyveli ka atamanakku has clogged every waterbody in the State and proved detrimental to its aquatic ecosystems.