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News- Farakka Barrage began operations in 1975, marking its 50th anniversary in 2025.

Farakka Barrage

About Farakka Barrage

  • Location: Built on the Ganga River in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, about 18 km from the Bangladesh border.
  • Commissioning: The project construction commenced in 1961 and it became operational on April 21, 1975.
  • Purpose: It diverts 40,000 cusecs of water into the Farakka Feeder Canal to remove silt from the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River, ensuring the navigability of Kolkata Port.
  • Water sharing agreements: India and Bangladesh have signed multiple agreements over Ganga water sharing, including the 1977 Farakka Agreement and the 1996 Ganga Water Treaty.
Key facts about Hooghly River

  • About– The Hooghly River, also called the Bhagirathi-Hoogly and Kati-Ganga River, is a major river in West Bengal.
  • Length & Formation- A 260 km-long distributary of the Ganges, formed when the river splits in Murshidabad—one branch becomes the Padma (flowing into Bangladesh), while the other forms the Hooghly.
  • Rivers drain into Hooghly– Ajay, Falgu, Jalangi and Churni to the north and Rupnarayan, Mayurakshi, Damodar and Haldi to the south.
  • Important cities along its course– Jiaganj, Azimganj, Murshidabad, and Baharampur

 

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