Activities A one-week Mapathon has kicked off in Cherthala Municipality as part of a student internship initiative under the Vembanad Rejuvenation Project.📅 Launched on June
Activities As part of the Vembanad Rejuvenation Project, led by the District Collector of Alappuzha, a student training session was held on May 23, 2025,
Activities On May 21, 2025, a stakeholder meeting was held at hashtag#Aryad Grama Panchayat as part of the Vembanad Rejuvenation Project, led by the District
Activities At Technology and Governance Support Forum and the Living Lab Alleppey we recently conducted a pilot survey to estimate the waste leakage from houseboats
Activities In Cherthala Municipality, Alappuzha district, we Technology and Governance Support Forum and Living Lab Alleppey recently completed a full-scale demonstration of canal and drainage
Activities As part of the Vembanad Rejuvenation Project led by the District Collector of Alappuzha, the Household Sanitation Survey has started in Mannanchery Grama Panchayat
Vembanad Lake, India’s longest and a Ramsar site, is under ecological pressure from the widespread growth of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).
This invasive species obstructs water flow, hampers navigation, depletes oxygen levels, and affects both biodiversity and livelihoods.
Today, we had the opportunity to hold a fruitful discussion with the District Collector Alappuzha and subject experts to initiate the planning of a long-term, decentralised strategy for managing this challenge.
🛠️ Key Elements Being Explored:
🎯 Decentralized collection from feeder streams and surrounding water bodies
🎯 Community-level preprocessing units to handle hyacinth near the source
🎯 Value addition hubs to convert biomass into:
Handmade paper & eco-products
Compost (from uncontaminated material)
Mulch for nearby plantations
🎯 Technology-enabled monitoring through satellite imagery, drones, and field documentation
🔗 We also discussed possibilities for livelihood generation and market linkages to ensure the solution is economically and socially sustainable.
While this is still in the planning phase, it marks an important step toward building a scalable, collaborative model for waterbody restoration.
