City in a mouth hugli. Kalkuttsky port

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At Kalkuttsky port on which three decades ago it was necessary more than forty percent of sea trade of India, has become outdated. In 1965-1966 its turnover of goods made 10 million tons. By the end of 70th years it was reduced to 7-8 million tons. It in two with superfluous time is less than turnover of goods of the Bombay port. The reasons a little. First, the port equipment has become outdated, its full modernisation is necessary. Secondly, the river Hooghly on which it costs, quickly meleet as annually in it settles to two and a half millions cubic metre of silt brought by Ganges. As a result large vessels with low planting cannot enter into Kalkuttsky port now. To lift a water level in the river and to increase speed of a current which would take down a silt part in the sea, by estimates of experts, it is necessary since April within three dry months to dump in Hooghly from Ganges not less than 1120 cubic metre of water a second. On purpose to find the technical decision of a problem the government of India has built and in 1975 began to use a huge Farakksky water distributive dam.

But in this connection there were other problems. Against tap from Ganges such quantity of water Bangladesh as this country does not have not enough water for an irrigation resolutely objects. While under the temporal agreement reached by two governments in 1976, Hooghly receives in dry months through Farakku from 280 to 450 cubic metre of water a second that is obviously not enough.

There are projects of association of water resources of Ganges and Brahmaputra, but their realisation demands the agreement and joint efforts of India, Bangladesh and Nepal. After all Ganges eats the inflows originating in Nepal, proceeds, as well as Brahmaputra, on territories of India and Bangladesh. And certainly, huge means are necessary for realisation of so grandiose plans. For the purpose of the decision of a transport problem in 80 kilometres from Calcutta modern port Haldija is created. Old and new ports will supplement each other. It is expected, that in the eighties their joint goods turnover will reach 20 million tons.