Farakka Barrage (Dam)

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Farakka Barrage (Dam)

▪️It is a barrage across the Ganga river 

▪️It is located at Farakka of Murshidabad district in West Bengal

▪️It is roughly about 10.5 Km

▪️Constructed in 1961-1975

▪️Main objective of the barrage is to divert water from Ganges to the Bhagirathi Hooghly river system to preserve and maintain Kolkata port 

▪️The barrage divides Ganges water to Hooghly river and to Bangladesh

▪️It serves water to Farakka super thermal power station and also for drinking purposes

▪️ It resulted in salinity ingress and flooding in Bangladesh

▪️In India, it leads to flooding in Bihar, population reduction of Hilsa in West Bengal and more silting in Kolkata port