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12.4. RIVER TRAINING

River training includes all such measures as are taken for controlling and regulating river flow and river configuration. River training works are constructed either across a river, or along it. River training structures include levees or embankments built along the river to

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contain floods, and spurs and guide banks are constructed for altering the local flow conditions and guiding the flow. Besides, a river can be dredged to train it for navigation purposes. A river can also be trained by diverting its flow into a secondary channel or by executing artificial cutoffs on the main river so as to cause reduction in flood levels. Bank protection measures are also included in river training methods.