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The alignment of the waterway should be________________

(a) straight

(b) circular

(c) parabola

(d) irregular alignment

The question was posed to me during a job interview.

The question is from Navigable Waterways Requirements in section River Navigation & Tank Irrigation of Irrigation Engineering

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Right choice is (a) straight

The best I can explain: A highly irregular alignment increases the circuitry or length in excess pf airline distance which the barge tow must travel. The existing channels generally have a length of about 50% greater than the air-line distances. Hence, the alignment should be as straight as possible.

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