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Canal drops are provided to _______________

(a) dissipate the excess energy

(b) increase the driving head of flow of water

(c) dissipate excess land slope

(d) dissipate inadequate land slope

The question was posed to me in an international level competition.

The query is from Canal Falls in chapter Canal Falls of Irrigation Engineering

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Correct choice is (c) dissipate excess land slope

The explanation: when a canal fall or drop is provided at a suitable section, it brings down the canal bed line. In this process, water comes down with a great force and all the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. The excess energy of the flow is destroyed with some suitable energy dissipation method.

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