Q. The term ‘Terror of Bengal’ is used for

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Solution:

The excessive growth of a floating aquatic plant, water hyacinth (Eichhornia crasipes) caused havoc in India by blocking our water ways. In India, it is also known as ‘Terror of Bengal’. Water hyacinth grows abundantly in nutrient rich water bodies and causes an imbalance in the aquatic ecosystem that result in the death of fishes and other aquatic organism