Safety Inspection of Dams

• Routine Periodic Inspection
   
  • By trained and experienced engineers from DSO
  • At least twice a year : pre monsoon and post monsoon
  • Examination of general health of the dam and appurtenant works
  • Preparedness of dam and hydro mechanical structures for handling expected floods
• Comprehensive Dam Safety Evaluation
   
  • Once in a 10 year
  • More comprehensive examination
  • Multi-disciplinary team for holistic view
  • May order additional field and laboratory investigations as well as numerical simulations
• CDSO has prepared a number of guidelines on dam safety and circulated these to the State Governments and other organisations for implementation.
• CDSO (in 1990) compiled an National Register of Large Dams which is being updated continuously.
• CDSO is regularly imparting trainings to the engineers of CWC as well as State Governments to enhance their knowledge and skills in the field of Dam Safety.
• Assistance by CDSO is rendered only on specific request from State Governments. Apparently, it is not practical for such a dam safety service at the Centre to cater to the needs of all the dams in the country.
• Constitution of Dam Safety Review Panel (DSRP)

  One of the essential pre-requisites of DRIP was to constitute the DSRP by each State and get the dam safety inspection of their dams by the DSRP.