Guide banks are provided in rivers to:

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  1. increase the depth of flow in the river
  2. decrease the velocity of flow of the river
  3. channelise the flow of the river
  4. reduce the flood peak

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Option 3 : channelise the flow of the river
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Guide banks are meant for guiding and confining the flow in a reasonable waterway at the site of the structure i.e., channelize the flow of the river

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Guide Banks or Bell’s Bunds:

  • Rivers in flood plains submerge very large areas during flood periods.
  • Naturally, when some structure is to be constructed across such a river (for example, bridge, weir, etc.), it is very expensive to construct the work spanning the whole width of the river.
  • To economies, some training work may be constructed to confine the flow of water within a reasonable waterway. 
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