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declaration of the Government of India in Parliament and brought it to the notice of
Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi but without much effect.
Apart from the above, more and more projects in the upper reaches of the
Ganga and its tributaries in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were sanctioned for irriga-
tion and industrial uses through a network of canals, lift pumps etc. The latest to be
added is construction of a barrage over the Ganga at Kanpur for supply of drinking
water to the city. The project is already approved by the Government of India and
construction has started.
It is thus established that the various government agencies were responsible for
reduction in the Ganga flow at Farakka. Genuine interests for which the barrage
was constructed were overlooked and thrown over board, while sanctioning various
schemes in the upper reaches. Thus, there are reasons to apprehend that many more
irrigation schemes might be sanctioned in future in the upper reaches, which would
further reduce the Ganga flow at Farakka and the very purpose of the project would
be jeopardized.
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