The shared resource flow governed by the 1996 Ganges Water Treaty is currently facing operational issues due to the Farakka barrage.
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Updated Aug 18
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What happened
The shared resource flow governed by the 1996 Ganges Water Treaty is currently facing operational issues due to the Farakka barrage.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Bangladesh
country in South Asia
Related events
- 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.
- Upper-riparian states are extracting massive volumes of water, putting downstream obligations on Bihar as the Ganga Water Sharing Treaty nears expiry.