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Farakka Barrage - 50 years
April 1 , 2025
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- Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganga River located in Murshidabad district, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
- Construction of the barrage started in 1962and became operational on 21 April 1975.
- The purpose of the barrage is to divert water from the Ganges to the Hooghly River for flushing out sediment deposition from Kolkata harbour.
- India and Bangladesh have had agreements over Ganga water sharing, like 1977 Farakka Agreement and 1996 Ganga Water Treaty.
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