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Farakka Barrage
Over 50 years ago, Bengal’s chief engineer predicted that the Farakka dam would flood Bihar
Mridula Chari
· Sep 01, 2016 · 10:30 am
Bihar is suffering devastating floods – and they’re completely man-made
Shoaib Daniyal
· Aug 26, 2016 · 09:00 am
