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What cause is prime responsible for the heavy movement of water from main canal to branch canal?

(a) Existence of Favorable Gradient

(b) Velocity of Flow

(c) Type of Flow

(d) Depth of the Canal

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Question is taken from Sediment Transport topic in section Sediment Transport and Irrigation Channels Design of Irrigation Engineering

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Correct choice is (a) Existence of Favorable Gradient

For explanation: When a branch canal is connected to the main canal, the branch canal starts taking water discharge which reduces the discharge in main canal thereby reduces sediment load capacity. This leads to the deposition of sediment load which further diverts the flow towards branch canal. This process continues till all the water in the main canal gets discharged into branch canal. The prime cause of this phenomenon is due to the existence of favorable gradient in the branch canal.

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