Farakka Bridge is a brige located on the river Ganges. The dam is located in Malda and Murshidabad districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. Construction of the dam began in 1981. It ended in 1985. The dam was opened on April 21 of that year. Farakka Dam is 2,240 meters (6,350 ft) long.
After Bangladesh became independent in 1971, it started negotiations with India on the distribution of Ganges water. On 16 May 1974, the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi discussed the Ganges water sharing at Farakka Point. The conference decided that India would not launch the Farakka Dam until the two countries reached an agreement. However, in 1975, the Bangladesh government allowed India to remove 310 to 450 cusecs of water from the Ganges for only 10 days to test a portion of the dam. But India diverted 1130 cusecs of water from the Ganges to the Bhagirathi-Hughli river in West Bengal till the dry season of 1966.
The removal of water from the Ganges during the dry season disrupted public life in southwestern Bangladesh. As a result, Bangladesh has to face huge losses in agriculture, fisheries, forestry, industry, shipping, water supply etc.
The river has lost its navigability due to the Farakka Dam. As a result, there are floods every year. The people of the country are suffering in various ways.
As a result of construction of Farakka Dam, soil salinity in Khulna region of Bangladesh has increased.
The state of agriculture is the worst. Irrigation projects have been severely damaged due to low water levels.
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