Reduced freshwater flow in the shared Ganges river system due to engineering pressures at the Farakka Barrage impacts salinity, erosion, and biodiversity in South Asia.
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Updated Sep 5
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Reduced freshwater flow in the shared Ganges river system due to engineering pressures at the Farakka Barrage impacts salinity, erosion, and biodiversity in South Asia.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Reduced freshwater flow in the shared Ganges river system due to engineering pressures at the Farakka Barrage impacts salinity, erosion, and biodiversity in South Asia.Sub-event
- Upper-riparian states are extracting massive volumes of water, putting downstream obligations on Bihar as the Ganga Water Sharing Treaty nears expiry.Sub-event
Ganges river system faces engineering pressure from reduced freshwater flow and barrage operations.1 source
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The entities involved
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Ganges
major river in India
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Bangladesh
country in South Asia
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Farakka Barrage
Barrage of India
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