Canals
Canals are waterways channels, or artificial waterways, for water conveyance, or to service water transport vehicles. They may also help with irrigation. It can be thought of as an artificial version of a river. Canals carry free surface flow under atmospheric pressure. In most cases, the engineered works will have a series of dams and locks that create reservoirs of low speed current flow. These reservoirs are referred to as slack water levels, often just called levels. A canal is also known as a navigation when it parallels a river and shares part of its waters and drainage basin, and …
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World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English
The Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) measures the time container ships spend in port, making it an important point of reference for stakeholders in the global economy. These stakeholders include …
coast as well as via either the Panama or Suez Canals to North America’s east coast. They also feature …
World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English
(P162679) Jul 18, 2024 Page 9 of 11 Length of main canals modernized (Kilometers) Comments on achieving … full length of the main canals. The indicator is for the two main canals only, while irrigation contracts … contracts cover other canals as well. Until the end of June 2024, completed works include reshaping of …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 18 July 2024 English
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removal, upgrades to local infrastructure like canals, and street cleaning. These fees do not include …
NCAER: National Council of Applied Economic Research · 18 July 2024 English
The development of the Punjab economy, as driven by the evolution of the GR and its impacts on the wider economy, has resulted in a mixed picture regarding growth of …
exploit groundwater, the state has a good system of canals, and there may be possibilities of combining flood …
World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
Cambodia has recorded impressive economic growth and improvements in social well-being in the last two decades, and it aspires to become an upper-middle income country by 2030 and a high-income …
to adapt to climate change, such as irrigation canals or rainwater harvesting infrastructure. Finally … physical infrastructure, especially rehabilitating canals, and paving roads. Such infrastructure can be the …
World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English
temporary by-pass routes along to-be-rehabilitated canals iii) the need for small footbridges across the …
World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English
working in the confined spaces (Sewer manholes) or canals; • Ensure no worker spends too much time in confined … manholes or closed water storm drainage systems/canals; 33. Provide self-contained breathing apparatus … spaces such as manholes or stormwater drainage canals; 34. Ensure the presence of extra air breathing … working in the confined spaces (Sewer manholes) or canals; 37. Fencing the work site area by zinc to ban …
CSE: Centre for Science and Environment · 16 July 2024 English
These include effectiveness of the metrics adopted for assessing performance-linked funding in cities; capability and preparedness of the cities to frame the scope of action and coordinate implementation of multi-sector …
central segregated waste medians, collection, garbage canals bund lifting and road greenery sweeping. Onsite …
World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English
Cambodia has recorded impressive economic growth and improvements in social well-being in the last two decades, and it aspires to become an upper-middle income country by 2030 and a high-income …
to adapt to climate change, such as irrigation canals or rainwater harvesting infrastructure. Finally … physical infrastructure, especially rehabilitating canals, and paving roads. Such infrastructure can be the …
World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English
Network of Beira City with Piped Parts and Remaining Canals (adapted from AIAS, 2014) ................... …
