Teesta Barrage

E284524

barrage dam flood control structure irrigation infrastructure

Teesta Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure built across the Teesta River, playing a key role in water management and agriculture in the surrounding region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Teesta Barrage canonical	3
Teesta Barrage Project	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	barrage ⓘ dam ⓘ flood control structure ⓘ irrigation infrastructure ⓘ
affectsRiverFlow	downstream Teesta River ⓘ
associatedWith	Teesta River water disputes ⓘ
benefits	improved water availability in dry season ⓘ increased agricultural productivity ⓘ reduced flood damage ⓘ
constructionMaterial	concrete ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
crosses	Teesta River ⓘ
function	diversion of river water into canals ⓘ
hasComponent	canal head regulator ⓘ gated spillway ⓘ irrigation canals ⓘ
hasImpactOn	floodplain agriculture ⓘ riverine ecology of Teesta ⓘ sediment transport in Teesta River ⓘ
infrastructureType	large-scale river regulation structure ⓘ
locatedInDistrict	Jalpaiguri ⓘ surface form: Jalpaiguri district
locatedInRegion	eastern India ⓘ
locatedInState	West Bengal ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Teesta River ⓘ
managingAuthority	Government of West Bengal ⓘ Irrigation and Waterways Department of West Bengal ⓘ
nearCity	Jalpaiguri ⓘ Siliguri ⓘ
partOfProject	Teesta Barrage self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Teesta Barrage Project
purpose	flood control ⓘ hydropower potential regulation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ water management ⓘ
regionServed	Terai ⓘ surface form: Terai region of West Bengal northern West Bengal ⓘ
relatedTo	India–Bangladesh water sharing issues ⓘ
riverBasin	Teesta River ⓘ surface form: Teesta River basin
sector	agriculture ⓘ water resources ⓘ
usedFor	agricultural water supply ⓘ monsoon flood moderation ⓘ river flow regulation ⓘ
waterManagementRole	stabilization of dry-season flows ⓘ storage and release of monsoon flows ⓘ
waterUse	cash crop cultivation ⓘ paddy cultivation ⓘ surface irrigation ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Teesta Barrage
Description of subject: Teesta Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure built across the Teesta River, playing a key role in water management and agriculture in the surrounding region.

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Teesta River → hasDam → Teesta Barrage ⓘ

Gajoldoba → hasStructure → Teesta Barrage ⓘ

Gajoldoba → knownFor → Teesta Barrage ⓘ

Teesta Barrage → partOfProject → Teesta Barrage self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Teesta Barrage Project