Sluices

Residents in the communities have not reported any household impacts and the authorities on the ground have indicated that all kokers and sluices are currently operational,” the CDC said.

The ongoing work to remodel weirs and repair sluices would prevent threat of breaches during monsoon.

Today all the sluices are up, and almost nobody is willing to make the case that one branch of culture might be capable of greater depth, value or seriousness of purpose than any other.

The national audit office Algemene Rekenkamer has also urged the government to release more money to repair bridges and sluices.

Most aqueduct systems included sedimentation tanks, sluices and distribution tanks to regulate the supply at need.

Opening the sluices at high tide and closing them at low tide turned the polders into an inaccessible swamp, which allowed the Allied armies to stop the German army.

The loosened gravel and gold would then pass over sluices, with the gold settling to the bottom where it was collected.

The minerals are then concentrated using sluices or jigs.