MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA
INDIAN MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES
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Question
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Farakka Barrage was commissioned to: [CPO SI 2002]
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save Kolkata port
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link North and South Bengal
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supply drinking water to Kolkata
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divert water to Bangladesh
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -When India commissioned the Farakka Barrage (just upstream of the India–Bangladesh Border) on the Ganges in 1975, the dry season flow into Bangladesh reduced significantly. This eventually resulted in a dispute over the sharing of the dry season flow between the two countries.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Farakka Barrage was designed by the Hindustan Construction Company on the Hugli River in West Bengal.
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