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The Farakka Barrage has been constructed on the river
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Hugli
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The Farakka Barrage is a dam built on the Hugli River (also spelled Hooghly), which is a distributary of the Ganga. It is located near the Bangladesh border and was built to divert water from the Ganga to the Hugli River to maintain its flow and prevent siltation.