{"id":365287,"date":"2026-06-16T13:58:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=365287"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:28:25","slug":"padma-barrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/padma-barrage\/","title":{"rendered":"Padma Barrage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\"><strong>News<\/strong>: Bangladesh recently approved the construction of the Padma Barrage before the 1996 Ganga Water Sharing Treaty expires in December 2026.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\">About Padma Barrage<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Padma Barrage is a major <strong>river engineering project<\/strong> proposed on the <strong>Padma River<\/strong>(the Bangladesh <strong>stretch of the Ganga<\/strong>) in <strong>Bangladesh<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective<\/strong>: The project aims to <strong>control the Padma River, reduce seasonal water scarcity, and address salinity intrusion<\/strong> caused by reduced dry-season flows.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Timeline<\/strong>: The project is expected to take around a decade to complete, with <strong>Phase-1 planned from 2026 to 2033.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Length:<\/strong> The main barrage will be approximately <strong>2.1 km long<\/strong> and will include spillways, undersluices, navigation locks, fish passages, and embankments<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hydropower Generation:<\/strong> The barrage will have an embedded <strong>hydropower plant with a generation capacity of 113 MW.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Coverage and Impact:<\/strong> The project is projected to influence nearly <strong>37% of Bangladesh\u2019s land area.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>India-Bangladesh Dimension:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Link with Farakka Barrage:<\/strong>\u00a0The project is closely linked to concerns over reduced dry-season flows in Bangladesh, which are often attributed to the operation of the Farakka Barrage. Consequently, the Padma Barrage has important implications for transboundary water management between India and Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water Sharing Treaty<\/strong>: The <strong>1996 Ganga Water Sharing Treaty between India and Bangladesh<\/strong> is scheduled to <strong>expire in December 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\">About Farakka Barrage<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: It is located on the <strong>Ganga River in the Murshidabad and Malda districts of West Bengal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose<\/strong>: It was constructed <strong>to divert water into the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River system<\/strong> and <strong>maintain the navigability of Kolkata Port.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Feeder Canal:<\/strong> It has a feeder canal with a designed flow capacity of 40,000 cusecs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Bangladesh recently approved the construction of the Padma Barrage before the 1996 Ganga Water Sharing Treaty expires in December 2026. About Padma Barrage Location: Padma Barrage is a major river engineering project proposed on the Padma River(the Bangladesh stretch of the Ganga) in Bangladesh. 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