Ganga–Hooghly water diversion
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The Ganga–Hooghly water diversion is a major Indian river engineering scheme centered on the Farakka Barrage that redirects Ganges water into the Hooghly River to improve navigability and reduce siltation at the port of Kolkata.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river engineering scheme
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water diversion project ⓘ |
| affects |
downstream flow of Ganges
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sediment transport in Hooghly River ⓘ |
| aimsToImprove | navigability of Hooghly River ⓘ |
| aimsToReduce | siltation at Port of Kolkata ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPort | Port of Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| divertsFrom | Ganges River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divertsTo | Hooghly River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeringDiscipline |
hydraulic engineering
ⓘ
river training works ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Kolkata–Haldia navigation channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
estuarine dynamics of Hooghly River ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
barrage
ⓘ
canal system ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainControlStructure | Farakka Barrage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAuthority | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Farakka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ganga river development initiatives ⓘ |
| purpose |
control sediment deposition near Kolkata port
ⓘ
maintain adequate freshwater flow in Hooghly River near Kolkata ⓘ support navigation to Kolkata port ⓘ |
| region | West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedIssue |
navigational depth at Kolkata port
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siltation in Hooghly estuary ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Farakka Barrage Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Ganges basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hooghly basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector |
inland water transport
ⓘ
water resources management ⓘ |
| usesStructure | Farakka Barrage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterDestination | Bhagirathi–Hooghly system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSource | Ganga main stem near Farakka ⓘ |
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