Table of Contents
- 1 What are the advantages and disadvantages of canal?
- 2 Why are canals dangerous?
- 3 What are two demerits of canals How are they caused?
- 4 Why should you not swim in canals?
- 5 Are you allowed to swim in a canal?
- 6 What are the demerits of canals How do you overcome these defects?
- 7 Why are canals a source of tourist attraction?
- 8 What are the social evils of canal irrigation?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of canal?
Advantages and Disadvantages of Canal Lining
- It reduces the loss of water due to seepage and hence the duty is enhanced.
- It controls the water logging and hence the bad effects of water-logging are eliminated.
- It provides smooth surface and hence the velocity of flow can be increased.
Why are canals dangerous?
Debris (trash and garbage) and other dangerous things can be found in canals. Dry canals are not safe because there is no way to know when water may be released and you may be trapped by a surge of water. Canals can have deep water. If you cannot swim or if you are hurt, falling into deep water could prove fatal.
What are two demerits of canals How are they caused?
in excess of flood. III) Problem of salt effervescence and thereby reducing the fertility of soil . iv) Problem of water logging and turning the adjoining areas to swamps. v) To reduce the problem of waterlogging and salt effervescence the canal has to be lined with bricks , cement , mortar which is expensive.
What type of major dangers can the lining of canals extinguish?
What type of major dangers can the lining of canals extinguish? Explanation: Floods are catastrophic disasters in nature. If a canal is not lined or it constructed on weak foundations then there is chance of regular floods, sometimes even flash floods.
What are the disadvantage problems caused by the unlined canal system?
Water Loss Through Seepage The single biggest problem caused by unlined irrigation and drainage canals is water loss due to seepage. All soils are somewhat porous due to the gaps between individual soil particles. These spaces allow water to flow out and away.
Why should you not swim in canals?
Many waterways are relatively shallow, and anyone jumping or diving into them runs a risk of serious injury from hidden objects under the water. Cold water can bring on cramps to even the strongest swimmers, while currents created by passing boats and water movements around locks and weirs pose further dangers.
Are you allowed to swim in a canal?
Many canals are not suitable for swimming due to water quality issues and generally swimming is not formally permitted. Note that many larger navigable rivers may look like canals in places, but are managed rivers with weirs, locks and parallel ‘cuts’ to shortcut meaders, called river ‘navigations’.
What are the demerits of canals How do you overcome these defects?
(a) Canals should be lined with brick and mortar along the embankments. (b) Wells may be dug in water-logged areas so that the water may soak down into these wells. (c) Swamps may be dried up, by draining out the water with the aid of power-driven pumps. (d) Gypsum can be used which makes the soil fertile again.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of CD works carrying the canal over the discharge?
Explanation: The main advantage of this arrangement is that the CD works are less liable to damage than the earthwork of the canal. The major disadvantage is that the inspection road cannot be provided along the canal hence, it is not open to inspection or maintenance.
What are the disadvantages of using canal water?
1. Due to imbalance in distribution of canal water, a situation of scarcity somewhere and water logging in other areas is caused due to collection of water there. It makes the soil unproductive as harmful underground salts and alkalies come to the surface level due to water logging. Land can also become marshy there. 2.
Why are canals a source of tourist attraction?
Canals are also becoming a source of tourist attraction these days. 1. Due to imbalance in distribution of canal water, a situation of scarcity somewhere and water logging in other areas is caused due to collection of water there.
Many types of social evils are generated in canal areas. Sometimes, disputes arise for water distribution etc. resulting in murders and throwing of dead bodies by the bank of a canal.