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Question | The Farakka barrage is constructed on which river? | |
Type | multiple_choice | |
Option | Rupnarayan river | incorrect |
Option | Bhagirathi-Hooghly river | correct |
Option | Damodar river | incorrect |
Option | Haldi river | incorrect |
Solution | The Farakka barrage is constructed on the Bhagirathi-Hooghly river. A dam has been constructed at Tildanga where the Ganga’s main stream is channelised to Bhagirathi-Hooghly at Jangipur barraf=ge which is the unit of the Farakka barrage. The barrage diverts 1100 cubic metres per second of water from the Ganges to the Hooghly river. |