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West Bengal Assembly polls: Banerjee urges voters to appeal deleted names by Apr 6, warns of EVM tamperingWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged voters whose names were wrongly deleted to appeal by April 6, promising free legal aid. Sh...
India now looking to amend Ganges Treaty with BangladeshIndia is considering revising the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty with Bangladesh, set to expire in 2026, to better align with its current deve...
Mamata Banerjee accuses Centre of extending no help amid flood situation in the north BengalWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has criticized the Centre for not providing flood assistance to the state, particularly in North...
India calls out fake videos, rumours about release of water from Farakka Barrage"We have seen media reports of the opening of Farakka barrage gates that will allow the flow of over 11 lakh cusecs of water downstream of ...
Mamata Banerjee objects to Teesta talks with Bangladesh without Bengal, Centre says claim 'false'The Centre dismissed West Bengal's claim of not being consulted on the Internal Review of the India-Bangladesh Treaty of 1996 on Sharing of...
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Narendra Modi over Ganga erosionShe also urged PM’s intervention to see Farakka Barrage extend its jurisdiction to maintain anti-erosion work and help avoid frequent flood...
Coal India aims 60k-tonnes-a-day output from Rajmahal mineReserves at Rajmahal within the land acquired by Coal India were almost exhausted and required expansion to keep production levels intact.
- Bihar CM urges Centre to address issue of siltation in Ganga river
Farakka barrage is a curse for Bihar: ExpertsSingh was addressing an international seminar, organised by Bihar's Water Resources Department, on "Incessant Ganga" on the second day.
31 villages hit by flood in Malda, 100 houses lost in erosionThe river breached a two km stretch of an embankment and took just an hour to destroy the area in which those houses were standing.
Approaching monsoon rings alarm bell in West BengalThe alarm bell has already started ringing with the announcement of Indian meteorological department about arrival of monsoon in the region...
Government clears land transfer from Farakka project to IWAIA navigational Lock is already in operation at Farakka under the control of Farakka Barrage Project (FBP) since 1987. This lock needs moder...
- Hilsa catch dwindles due to falling river salinity
Hilsas need a middle zone or ecotone while travelling from the sea to the rivers.
- West Bengal to close down Farakka deer centre
The state forest department has started the process to close down the deer breeding centre at Farakka that was being run illegally for almo...
Mamata Banerjee blames Centre for overlooking West Bengal's water interestsWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee blamed Centre for releasing water from Teesta and Farakka barrages to Bangladesh overlooking interest of the...
Rapid decline in commercially important fishes in GangaIt is ironical that Patnaites consume fishes imported from Andhra Pradesh despite the city situated on the bank of the Ganga.The number of ...
- Pawan Kumar Bansal announces enquiry committee for Farakka barrage leakage.
RC Jha, chairman, Central Water Commission (CWC) will be the head of the committee, which has been asked to submit the report in 15 days.