Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Farakka Treaty 2026: Why Bihar wants it scrapped. The 1996 India–Bangladesh Ganga Water Treaty expires this December, and Bihar's NDA government is pushing the Centre not to renew it.
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What's in this Short:
- Farakka Barrage (1975) — built to flush silt and keep Kolkata Port navigable
- Bangladesh's objection: reduced downstream flow, salinity, ecological stress
- 1996 Ganga Water Sharing Treaty — 30-year framework, dry-season sharing Jan 1 to May 31
- Bihar's case: flood-and-parch cycle, silt trapped behind the barrage raising the riverbed, floods in Bhagalpur and Munger, water demand to 2050
- The Centre's bind: JD(U) pressure at home vs neighbourhood diplomacy with Dhaka
UPSC relevance: GS2 (Centre–State relations, India–Bangladesh relations, international treaties), GS3 (water resources, flood management, siltation).
Source: The Indian Express, Aug 25, 2026.
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Farakka Treaty 2026: Why Bihar wants it scrapped. The 1996 India–Bangladesh Ganga Water Treaty expires this December, and Bihar's NDA government is pushing the Centre not to renew it.
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⏰ Offer Ends 27th August!
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What's in this Short:
- Farakka Barrage (1975) — built to flush silt and keep Kolkata Port navigable
- Bangladesh's objection: reduced downstream flow, salinity, ecological stress
- 1996 Ganga Water Sharing Treaty — 30-year framework, dry-season sharing Jan 1 to May 31
- Bihar's case: flood-and-parch cycle, silt trapped behind the barrage raising the riverbed, floods in Bhagalpur and Munger, water demand to 2050
- The Centre's bind: JD(U) pressure at home vs neighbourhood diplomacy with Dhaka
UPSC relevance: GS2 (Centre–State relations, India–Bangladesh relations, international treaties), GS3 (water resources, flood management, siltation).
Source: The Indian Express, Aug 25, 2026.
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#FarakkaTreaty #FarakkaBarrage #GangaWaterTreaty #IndiaBangladesh #Bihar #BiharFlood #UPSC #UPSC2027 #UPSCPrelims #UPSCMains #InternationalRelations #CurrentAffairs #UPSCCurrentAffairs #IAS #Shorts #geopolotics
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