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After the throat the channel is diverged to avoid the loss of head in the flume.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was asked in my homework.

Origin of the question is Regulation Modules in portion Regulation Modules and Canal Structure of Irrigation Engineering

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The correct choice is (a) True

The explanation: From the throat the channel is diverged so as to attain its normal section with the help of masonry wings with a slope of 2:1 to 10:1. Therefore due to gradual convergence and divergence the loss of head in the flume will be less.

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