BARRAGE was created by India in 1975 to divert water from the Ganges River system.Farakka Barrage is 2245 meter long across the river Ganga with rail-cum-road bridge, NECESSARY river training works, and a Head Regulator on the right side bankThe Ganges Water Treaty has a limited ability to meet the current needs of both India and Bangladesh. Farakka Barrage Project comes under the Ministry of Jal Sakti. Farakka Barrage is located in Murshidabad and Malda districts of West Bengal at about 300 km NORTH of Kolkata.Name of the barrage/DamName of the River built onLocationDurgapurDamodar Bankura District, West BengalTilaiyaBarakarKoderma, JharkhandMassanjoreMayurakshiDumka, JHARKHAND