1 believe that the barrage at Farakka is the first on the Ganga. Its construction is a great and courageous achievement. There are, of course, weirs across the Ganga at Bhimgoda and Narora: Was consideration given to a weir at Farakka, and if so, why was a barrage decided on? How was the Ganga discharge of 2 OOO OOO cusecs at Farakka observed? What was the method of silt exclusion employed? Mr Mookerjea The presumption that the barrage at Farakka is the first on the Ganga and that there are existing weirs higher up is correct.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.