Provide information about the aquatic weed known as the 'Terror of Bengal'.

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(N/A) The aquatic weed referred to as the 'Terror of Bengal' is water hyacinth $(Eichhornia crassipes)$.
It was introduced into India primarily for its beautiful flowers and leaf shape.
It grows at a phenomenal rate,much faster than our ability to remove it,which leads to the clogging of water bodies.
It causes ecological damage by depleting dissolved oxygen in the water,which leads to the death of fishes and other aquatic organisms,thereby disrupting the ecosystem dynamics.

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