• Farakka is a town, with a police station and a post office, not identified in 2011 census as a separate place, in the Farakka community development block...
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    Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganga river located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal, roughly 18 kilometres (11 mi)...
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    of West Bengal. New Farakka Junction railway station lies south of the Farakka Barrage. The 2,240-metre-long (7,350 ft) Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road...
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  • The Farakka Setu or Farakka Bridge is a four-lane bridge located 500 meters downstream of Farakka Barrage. The bridge is intended to reduce traffic congestion...
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  • Farrakka Barrage Township is a census town in the Farakka CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal...
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  • The Farakka Long March occurred in May 1976, and was led by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, demanding demolition of the Farakka Barrage constructed...
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  • The 13483 / 13484 Farakka Express (via Ayodhya Cantt) is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Balurghat and...
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    with Farakka Barrage. It is located in Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The canal is 38.3 km (26 miles) long. The Ganges water from the Farakka Dam is...
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  • Farakka Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. As per orders of the Delimitation...
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    Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant is located at Nabarun in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The plant is one of the coal-based...
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    Farakka Port (Bengali: ফারাক্কা বন্দর)or Farakka Floating Terminal is one of the minor river ports in West Bengal. This river port is a small river port...
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  • The 13413 / 13414 Farakka Express (via Sultanpur) is an Express train of Indian Railways connecting Balurghat in Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal...
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    Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts is 10 km wide. Upstream of the Farakka Barrage, the water level of the Ganges has risen about 8 meters. The river...
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    Farakka is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state...
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    River is provided by the man-made Farakka Feeder Canal rather than the natural source of the river at Giria. The Farakka Barrage is a dam that diverts water...
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    Gumani–New Farraka section of Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop New Farakka–Malda Town section of New Farakka–Barsoi line Ahmadpur–Katwa line Andal–Sainthia branch...
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    Hooghly River. About 10 kilometres from the border with Bangladesh the Farakka Barrage, built in 1974, controls the flow of the Ganges, diverting some...
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  • known as NH 80) is a National Highway in India. It runs from Arwal to Farakka. The highway links Bihar to West Bengal. The highway connects some major...
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    Ballia, Buxar, Simaria, Sultanganj, and Farakka. At Bhagalpur, the river begins to flow south-southeast and at Farakka, it begins its attrition with the branching...
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    The Barsoi–New Farakka section is an Indian railway line connecting Barsoi with New Farakka junction on the Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line. This 126-kilometre...
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    a place near the India-Bangladesh border, close to the Farakka barrage. Bhashani's Farakka Long March was the first popular movement against India by...
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    district and passes through Karandighi, Raiganj, Malda, passes over the Farakka Barrage, Umarpur, Aurangabad, Berhampore, Beldanga, Bethuadahari, Krishnanagar...
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    N D Tarapur R Farakka Feeder Canal Padma River Ganges River Nabarun R Suti R Nimtita R Mahesail R Farakka R Farakka Super TPS F Farakka Barrage F Dhuliyan...
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  • Kulpi, West Bengal,  India Small sea Port (Minor Port) Active Kulpi Farakka Port Farakka, West Bengal,  India Small River Port Active Farrakka Barrage Township...
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    tributaries. Bhagirathi is a branch of the Ganges, and flows southwards from Farakka barrage where it originates from the Ganges. It flows southwards through...
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    thus making the entire route a uni-gauge one. In the early 1965s, when Farakka Barrage was being constructed, a more radical change was made. Indian Railways...
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    are the major ports of India: Angré Port New Bedi Port Bhavnagar Port Farakka Port Jakhau Port Karanja Port Karwar Port Kollam Port Port Blair Port Rajula...
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  • the NTPC TTS Township in Farakka, West Bengal. It is run by the Delhi Public School Society with funding from NTPC, Farakka.[citation needed] It was the...
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    the Bangladeshi regimes, although issues such as border disputes and the Farakka Dam remained an irritant to bilateral ties. In 2011, the Government of...
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    Bengaluru - Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express are as follows:- Malda Town New Farakka Junction Pakur Rampurhat Junction Bolpur Shantiniketan Barddhaman Junction...
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