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Rivers are part of the surface water which flows from their source region to their mouth. The importance of river depend on length, width etc.
Weir is a crest wall constructed across a river to divert raise water of river into canal. Crest wall across a river raises the water.
The load carrying capacity of river ganga is reduced so the load is deposited on the bed of the river to make it shallow.
Disaster management is natural or manmade hazard which results in events causing damage on large scale destruction of human life .
Precipitation: The water in the form of a pond or lake or the groundwater is derived from the precipitation.
Aggregates are the major ingredient of concrete which occupy 70 to 80 % of the volume of concrete. It increases the density of the concrete mix.
Arbitration is the settlement of a dispute by the decision not of a regular but chosen by the parties themselves who are called arbitrators.
Green buildings have a smarter lighting system that automatically switches off when no one is present inside the room.
Toposheets is a topographic map is a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional land surface.
Polymers is a large molecule composed of repeating structural units. There are two types of polymers namely Natural and Synthetic.
Development plan is also known as a master plan. Development defined as the carrying out of building, engineering, mining or other operations.
Depreciation is an assessment of physical wear and tear of a building and is naturally dependent on its original condition and mode of use.
It is a new innovation in cement concrete because conventional reinforced concrete are unable to satisfy some requirements in the construction work.
The intake structure has to be provided with trash racks screens, control valve prevent the entry of debris and ice into the turbines.
On the basis of purpose of construction of reservoir, it is classified into three types: Storage, Flood control and Distribution reservoir.
Geographical Information System(GIS) is computer software which gives information of any discipline.
SBPS is a fast and accurate method of determining the location of any point of interest anywhere on the face of the earth of any time during day or night.