Civil Engineering - Irrigation - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Irrigation - Section 3 (Q.No. 11)
11.
Cross regulators in main canals are provided
to regulate water supply in the distributaries
to increase water head upstream when a main canal is running with low supplies
to overflow excessive flow water
none of these.
Answer: Option
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Aleem Iqbal said:   4 months ago
It is a control structure constructed across a canal to regulate the level of the Water upstream of the cross regulator (while the required discharge is allowed to pass.

Downstream) for any of the following purposes:

(a) To allow the desired discharge in the offtaking canal that is situated upstream of the cross regulator,

(b) To release water from the canals by operating along with escapes,

(c) To maintain the water surface slopes in inappropriate conjunction with the flow control over falls so the canals may attain the regime slopes and cross
Sections.

(d) To control the discharge released by one canal into another canal or lake.

MUHAMMAD NABI said:   3 years ago
Please explain in detail.

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