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What is the purpose of Farakka Barrage?
Main objective of the Farakka Barrage Project complex is to divert adequate quantity of Ganga waters to Bhagirathi-Hoogly river system through 38.38 km long feeder canal for preservation and maintenance of Kolkata Port by improving the regime and navigability of the Bhagirathi-Hoogly river system.
How was the Farakka Barrage built?
The Meghna River then branches into a set of distributaries which eventually drain into the Bay of Bengal. The Farakka Barrage was created by India in 1975 to divert water from the Ganges River to the Bhagirathi-Hoogly river system. There are 54 transboundary rivers between India and Bangladesh.
Which river is Farakka dam?
river Ganga
The Farakka Barrage Project organization has been assigned the work for operation and maintenance of the following principal components of the Project: A 2245 metre long barrage across the river Ganga with rail-cum-road bridge, necessary river training works and a Head Regulator on the right side.
How many gates are there in Farakka?
Out of 109 gates, 108 are over the river and the 109th one over the low-lying land in Malda, as a precaution. The Barrage serves water to the Farakka Super Thermal Power Station.
Which two countries is the Ganges water allocation problem?
A long-standing dispute exists between India and Bangladesh over the appropriate allocation, and development, of the water resources of the Ganges River, which flows from northern India into Bangladesh.
Which country signed the Farakka treaty?
The Ganges Treaty3 between India and Bangladesh is an agreement to share surface waters at the Farakka Barrage near their mutual border. But the treaty, which was signed in 1996, divides water flow without sharing the value and uses of the river between the two countries.
What is the difference between dam and barrage?
According to the World Commission on Dams, a key difference between a barrage and a dam is that a dam is built for water storage in a reservoir, which raises the level of water significantly. A barrage is built for diverting water, and raises the water level by only a few feet.
What is the old name of Ganga?
As the Bhagirathi River flows down the Himalayas, it joins the Alaknanda River, officially forming the Ganges River. The Ganges River Basin is sometimes considered part of a larger river basin consisting of the nearby Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers.
Does Ganga flow in China?
The Ganges rises in the southern Great Himalayas on the Indian side of the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Its five headstreams—the Bhagirathi, the Alaknanda, the Mandakini, the Dhauliganga, and the Pindar—all rise in the mountainous region of northern Uttarakhand state.