Gaurav Anand’s innovative technique to make sarees from water hyacinth
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Gaurav Anand’s innovative technique to make sarees from water hyacinth

Gaurav Anand is an environmental engineer.
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Gaurav Anand is an environmental engineer.

He runs an organization called ‘Swachhta Pukare.’
 

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Gaurav responsibly cleans rivers with the help of his dedicated team.
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Gaurav responsibly cleans rivers with the help of his dedicated team.

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Implementing effective solutions
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Implementing effective solutions

Gaurav wanted to find a solution to combat the problem of increasing numbers of water hyacinth. 
 

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Performing experiments

In an experiment, Gaurav found that water hyacinth contain cellulose in them, which can be used to make threads.
 

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Innovative ideas

Gaurav makes sarees by extracting fibres from water hyacinth and blending them with cotton. 
 

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Gaurav discussed the idea with weavers who helped him design sarees.

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Through this initiative, Gaurav has provided employment to 500 people.

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A sustainable effort

For several years, he has been making mats and handicrafts from water hyacinth.
 

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It takes approximately 2 to 3 days to make these sarees.

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The sarees typically range from Rs 2000 to Rs 3500.

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Working for a greener future

Gaurav quit from his 16 years of corporate service to become an environmentalist.

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