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1
Q

What river flows through both?

A

Ganges (last part flows through Bangladesh

2
Q

Where doe the Ganges flow to?

A

Padma River -> Jamuna River -> Meghna -> Bay of Bengal

3
Q

What happened in 1974?

A

India opened a huge Farahka Barrage 11km from Bangladeshi border

4
Q

How did Bangladesh lose out?

A

India opened a huge Farahka Barrage 11km from Bangladeshi border
Dams diverted upstream to irrigation systems & India use to carry wastewater
Deprived of water and suffer from India’s pollution
India in control but did agree about shared contract in 1990

5
Q

How were conditions bad in Bangladesh?

A
  • irrigation and food production suffering
  • declining fishing industry
  • salinsation increased as lower river flows
  • eroding delta as less silt deposited
  • seawater incursion increasing