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Farakka Barrage - Sorrow of Bihar which needs to be demolished ASAP






History : India built 2.24 km Farakka Barrage in 1975 to divert Ganga water into the Hooghly for Kolkata Port, but studies show limited success. Critics say it worsens upstream siltation, causing severe “man-made” floods in Bihar. Nitish Kumar repeatedly demanded its demolition.







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BIG DECISION- "Proceedings of West Bengal assembly will be telecast live so that people know what is happening inside House." - CM Suvendu Adhikari


Remember the curious case of slow counting in Bengal on May 4? "Wherever the fight was tough for us, counting took place slowly," a BJP worker told Scroll. By mid-afternoon, this meant the BJP had a strong lead in Bengal even though only a fraction of votes had been counted. @AnantGuptaAG investigated how this affected a TMC stronghold in Kolkata: Rajarhat New Town. Once a saffron win seemed imminent in the state, TMC counting agents were forced out from the counting centre, both TMC and CPI(M) told Scroll. Till then, the TMC was leading with a significant margin. However, *once the TMC agents left*, the data shows that the BJP closed the lead rapidly. The next day, in a special, extra counting round, with no TMC agents present, the BJP was declared the winner. READ: scroll.in/article/109285…














