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Which factor leads to waterlogging due to obstruction?

(a) Inadequate Natural Drainage

(b) Flat Topography

(c) Impervious Obstruction

(d) Over and Intensive Irrigation

The question was posed to me in unit test.

My doubt is from Causes of Water-logging topic in portion Water Logged Reclamation and Saline Soils for Agricultural Purposes of Irrigation Engineering

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Right option is (c) Impervious Obstruction

For explanation I would say: Generally, water after seeping the soil moves horizontally before even seeping further. But this movement is sometimes is obstructed by some obstructions like stone, ice, or some impervious stratum below the top layers of pervious soil. In these cases seeping water cannot go deep and resulting in the rise of water table.

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