Question

What is the contribution of canals as sources of irrigation.

Answer 1

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canals are used in irrigation of flat land as it is easy to dig canals there . it helps to take water in different ways. .


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Answer 2

Answer:

Canals are used to transfer water from a particular source of water to the agricultural fields. It is an important form of irrigation which are cheaper than other methods.

There can be two types of canal irrigation systems:

1. Perennial canals- Water supply maintained throughout and hence named so. The water source is either rivers or reservoirs.

2. Inundation canals- Water source is generated from rivers but no regulatory method is present to control the flow of water from the rivers.