Question

What is the purpose of the regulator type escape?

(a) To Remove Excess Silt

(b) To Maintain Uniform Flow in the Canal

(c) To Perform Proper Hydraulic Jump

(d) For Distribution of Discharge for the Canals

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This intriguing question comes from Types of Canal Escapes topic in portion Regulation Modules and Canal Structure of Irrigation Engineering

Answer 1

Correct option is (a) To Remove Excess Silt

For explanation: The purpose of the construction of a regulator type escape is to scour off excess bed silt deposited in the bed reaches from time to time. Therefore, it is also called as scouring escape.