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Science & Technology·Easy

Consider the following pairs: 1. Gully Plug: Constructed using boulders in a mesh of steel wires 2. Gabion Structure: Built using local stones, clay and bushes across small gullies Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs:

1. Gully Plug: Constructed using boulders in a mesh of steel wires

2. Gabion Structure: Built using local stones, clay and bushes across small gullies

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Options

  1. a.

    1 only

  2. b.

    2 only

  3. c.

    Both 1 and 2

  4. d.

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct answer

Explanation

  • Gully plugs are built using local stones, clay and bushes across small gullies and streams, running down the hill slopes, carrying drainage to tiny catchments during the rainy season.
  • Gabion structure is a kind of check dam, commonly constructed across small streams to conserve stream flows with practically no submergence beyond stream course. A small bund across the stream is made by putting locally available boulders in a mesh of steel wires and anchored to the streams banks.

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