Water Guzzler

Prosopis Juliflora (Velikaathaan Chedi) is a water guzzler which is ubiquitous across India sowed by the British when they left us. This plant consumes 1000 litres of water to grow to weigh a kilogram, while other plants consume less than 50 litres of water to grow to weigh a kilogram. The morphological character of this thorny plant is the root of the plant will grow double the time of its trunk.  Animals will not chomp this plant. Even birds will not prefer this tree for nesting. The only use of this useless tree [Prosopis Juliflora] is being utilized as a fuel. 

It’s a strong light demander plant and frost hardy species fire tender.   This is a semi ever green forest tree and it will be greenish in every season. The thorns of this plant are poisonous and infectious, and can cause gangrene when it pricks our skin. Because of the acidic and poisonous nature of this green fiend it will never allow other plants to grow around the circumference.  Since it has a high calorific value, it is used for charcoal production and to make agricultural instruments. 

Prosopis Juliflora will not only suck the ground water but also the surface moisture which will increase the surface heat. This dangerous plant must be eradicated. Only then our country will become greenish garden. Actor Jayam Ravi would have addressed this Prosopis Juliflora as SEEMAI KARUVALA MULL in the movie Peranmai. Let us eradicate this species and diminish the level of global warming.