dams and reservoirs on ganga

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1. Guest6003
   

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2. Guest6728
   

   Dams and reservoir on gana

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3. Guest6360
   

   Dams and reservoir on gana

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4. Guest4995
   

   There are two major dams on the Ganga. One at Haridwar diverts much of the Himalayan snowmelt into the Upper Ganges Canal, built by the British in 1854 to irrigate the surrounding land. The other dam is a hydroelectric affair at Farakka, close to the point where the main flow of the river enters Bangladesh.

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5. Guest8558
   

   The Haridwar dam diverts melted snow from the Himalayas to the Upper Ganges Canal which was built by the British in 1854.  This water is used for irrigation but has greatly diminished the flow of the river and has led to the decay of the Ganges as an inland waterway.  The construction of the Farakka Barrage at the head of the delta in West Bengal is a cause of major tension between India and Bangladesh.  India claims that the port of Calcutta is being detrimentally effected by deposits of silt and by the intrusion of saline seawater.  To counter these effects fresh water is diverted into the Bhagirathi River via a large canal from the Ganges at Farakka.  However, after its construction the salinity of water and soil increased markedly .  Also recurring floods caused by siltation and the opening of the Farakkaits Barrage sluice gates during the monsoon season resulted in extensive damage to crops.  Soil moisture and groundwater levels continue to decrease and the ecosystems of the region are being damaged.  Bangladesh claims that the Farakka Barrage deprives the country of a valuable source of water on which it depends because the Ganges waters are vital to irrigation, navigation and prevention of saline incursions in the Bangladesh Ganges delta region.  Bangladesh holds that there should be joint control between India and Bangladesh over the waters of the Ganges as an international river.  In 1980 the Ganges Barrage Project was set up by the Bangladeshi government in an attempt to maintain the ecological balance and save crops and property from the recurring floods and droughts.  Interim agreements have been reached between India and Bangladesh on this issue - the "Treaty Between the government of the Republic of India and the government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on Sharing of the Ganga/Ganges Waters at Farakka" signed on December 12, 1996, but a permanent settlement has not yet been attained.  See the Treaty.

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