Farakka Barrage

Parliamentary panel raps NTPC, CIL during coal crisis

NTPC's two thermal power projects Kahalgaon (Bihar) and Farakka (West Bengal) had been forced to shut down due to non-availability of coal, forcing crores of people of that region to remain in dark.

Farakka barrage to have new gates in five years: Bansal

Bansal noted that incidents of gates collapsing had taken place earlier also in 1998, 2007 and 2008.

Centre orders probe into Farakka Barrage leakage

The probe will also ascertain whether the collapse could have been anticipated and reasons of delay in repair of the sluice gates.

Leaking Farakka may spell disaster for Bengal: Mamata

The West Bengal chief minister feared that with Bangladesh getting extra water her state might be pushed to a state of drought.