Dam safety | Dam safe
The Dam Safety Society has been established to enhance global efforts in water management and ensure the safety of crucial dam structures. Its Secretary General Sunil K. Sharma told IWP&DC how the society will propagate the importance of dam safety and asset management worldwide
WATER IS THE DRIVING force for nature. Its storage and management can impact a country’s water and food supplies, as well as its energy security and economy. Managing our precious water assets require the development of systematic management and technological processes along with matching hardware in terms of materials and skills. Dam safety is the discipline which addresses these issues and provides us with the necessary framework to help move towards the goal of a safe and competent dams portfolio.
Main image: Although it is headquartered in India, global experiences and lessons will be shared within this new society focused on dam safety
Dam safety management requires diverse disciplines like deployment of cutting-edge technologies, new legislative and governance initiatives, fresh sets of standards and so on. Dam safety needs to become a collaborative effort where the voices of the regulators and stakeholders will
14 | August 2024 |
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have to find a place in the approaches adopted at national and international levels. The Dam Safety Society (DSS) is a professional body of all stakeholders, providing a forum where issues can be examined until ‘threadbare’ and “win-win” situations created for all involved.
Experience has shown that although we have a
sizeable number of standards and guidelines for new works, such a knowledgebase of standardised practices does not exist for dam safety. The Dam Safety Society will attempt to generate a common knowledge base which can be utilised by all professionals, covering the scientific, technological and managerial aspects of dam safety. It will become a forum for deliberation on the unique challenges posed by existing dams, and for the evolving unique solutions required to ensure their safety.
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