KOLKATA: In response to river erosion along the Ganga-Padma in West Bengal's Malda, Murshidabad, and Nadia districts, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting that the Farakka Barrage Project Authority (FBPAextended )'s jurisdiction be restored to 120 kilometres so that the Centre can implement urgent bank protection schemes in the entire stretch in consultation with the state government, as promised.
"There has been adverse impact on Ganga-Padma erosion in context of the Indo-Bangladesh Ganga Treaty of 1996, both downstream and upstream of Farakka, in the districts of Malda, Murshidabad, and Nadia," the chief minister said, emphasising that perpetual river erosion along the Ganga-Padma in Malda, Murshidabad, and Nadia districts in West Bengal has resulted in severe loss of public utilities, private properties, and
"The severity of the erosion problem along this river system in West Bengal can be appreciated by the fact that the river has engulfed nearly 2,800 hectares of fertile land, and there has been damage to public and private properties to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore over the last 15 years," the chief minister said.
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