Select the option that is appropriate regarding the following two statements labelled Assertion and Reason.
Assertion: A cross regulator is provided on the main canal at the downstream side of the take-off to head up the water level and to enable the off-taking channel to draw the required amount of water.
Reason: During the periods of low discharges in the parent channel, the cross regulator raises the water level of the upstream and feeds the off-take channel.
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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are false.
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Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
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