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{{Infobox Port
| name = Farakka Floating Terminal
| image = Farakka Port@.png
| image_size =
| image_caption = Barrage unloading in Farakka port
| owner = [[Government of India]]
| operated = [[Inland Waterways Authority of India]]
| cargotonnage = 14 [[lakh]] tons (1.4 million tons) [2014-15]<ref>{{cite news |title=খরচ-ঝঞ্ঝাট কমিয়ে নদীপথই হিট |url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/business/business-news/water-tranzit-from-assam-to-west-bengal/articleshow/52882392.cms |accessdate=27 December 2018 |publisher=eisamay.indiatimes.com |date=23 Jun 2016}}</ref>
| blankdetailstitle1 = Depth
| blankdetails1 = {{convert|3.5|m}}
| blankdetailstitle2 = Maine tred
| blankdetails2 = [[Coal]],Coking coal
| location = [[Farakka]], [[Murshidabad district|Mushidabad]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = {{IND}}
| berths = 2
| type = [[Inland port]]
}}
''' Farakka Port''' or Farakka Floating Terminal is one of the minor river ports in [[West Bengal]]. This river port is a small river port. It is located near Farakka town of [[Murshidabad district]]. Mainly coal is brought from Indonesia by this port. First coal was brought to [[Haldia Port]] by big ships. After that, the coal was transported to Farakka port by the barge.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jindal ITF, Sula Shipping join for NTPC-Farakka project |url=http://thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/jindal-itf-sula-shipping-join-for-ntpcfarakka-project/article6365289.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=তৈরি ৩ জেটি আর রেলে নয়, জলপথে কয়লা পৌঁছবে ফরাক্কায় |url=http://archives.anandabazar.com/archive/1130330/30raj5.html | accessdate =26 July 2016|newspaper=আনন্দবাজার প্রত্রিকা }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= জলপথে কলকাতা-ফারাক্কা পণ্য পরিবহণ শুরু জিন্দলদের হাতে|url= http://eisamay.com/city/kolkata/state-going-to-introduce-a-bill-wants-to-keep-the-vc-recruitment-power-in-hand/articleshow/26371448.cms}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The port carries 3 [[lakh]]s tons or 0.3 million tons coal of per year. The water level of the port is about 3.5 meters (11 feet). Currently, [[Bangladesh]] has permission to use the ''Farakka Port'' as per the agreement for shipping.<ref>{{cite news|title=ভারতের ফারাক্কা ও ব্যান্ডেল বন্দর ব্যবহার করতে চায় বাংলাদেশ | url=http://bonikbarta.com/news/2015-08-16/46266/ভারতের-ফারাক্কা-ও-ব্যান্ডেল-বন্দর-ব্যবহার--করতে-চায়-বাংলাদেশ|accessdate = 26 July 2016}}</ref>

==Terminal==
The floating terminal built on the Farakka port is 4800 square meters in size. It is designed for coal transport. The Farakka Terminal has been built at [[Feeder Canal (Farakka)|Feeder Canal]]. This terminal has been built by the International Water Transport Corporation. Jindal group transported coal to this terminal or port. Here, the small ship or barge coal of 150 tons capacity marshalled.

[[File:হলদিয়া-ফারাক্কা জলপথ.png|thumb|right|Coal transport Map from Indonesia to Farakka Port]]

However, the port's terminal is useful for navigating vessels of 1500 to 2000 tonnes of DWT power. The navigability of the waterway will increase rapidly during the year if the water supply of the port increases rapidly. When the port and [[National Waterway 1]] are fully operational, the port has a plan to transport 9 million tons of coal.

==Problem ==
The biggest problem of the port is the water level decrease in the feeder canal in the river even in the Bhagirati river. In the dry season, the depth of the river and the canal further decreases. As a result, cost-free dredging is needed. Currently, [[National Waterway 1]] authorities are trying to protect the water level from [[Haldia Port]] to Farakka port 3.5 meters (11 ft).<ref>{{cite news | title=নাব্যতা হারিয়েছে ভাগীরথী, ফাঁসল বার্জ| url=http://www.anandabazar.com/state/13-burg-got-stuck-in-farakka-feeder-canal-1.327023# | accessdate = ১২-১২-২০১৬| newspaper = আনন্দবাজার প্রত্রিকা}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=রাজ্যে ১০০০ কোটি টাকা লগ্নি অভ্যন্তরীণ জলপথ পরিবহন দপ্তরের। | url=http://dubela.com/bn/2016/08/18/রাজ্যে-১০০০-কোটি-টাকা-লগ্/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20161219104521/http://dubela.com/bn/2016/08/18/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A6-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=2016-12-19 | accessdate=১২-১২-২০১৬ | newspaper=এবেলা }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Ports in West Bengal}}

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[[Category:Ports and harbours of West Bengal]]

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>Rehman at 07:30, 20 May 2020