Farakka Barrage

West Bengal · India

Farakka Barrage, India
Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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A barrage across the Ganga near the border with Bangladesh, with a road and rail crossing along its length. Built to divert water toward the Hooghly, its long gated structure spans the wide river.

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