Hyacinth clogs Abohar village ponds

Raj Sadosh

Abohar, June 26

Hyacinth accumulated in village ponds has become a hazard for cattle.

Social activists recently rescued a cow and a calf that had fallen into a pond at Waryamkhera village and were unable to come out due to the thick layers of hyacinth.

A local resident, Sudhir Arora, said the Shri Krishan Gaushala management helped in the rescue operation. All four ponds in Waryamkhera are clogged by hyacinth. So far, a dozen cattle have been rescued. The Health Department is alerting people over the suspected spread of dengue, but such ponds are becoming a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

The civic bodies are yet to explore options available under MGNREGA to get the ponds cleaned before the onset of monsoon.