Building dam - Meeting the concerns
Dams are being built in different sizes depending on the requirements and the height permissible at the particular site. The higher a dam, the larger the concerns for undesirable impacts that have to be
Water & Energy International
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Smart grid in transmission - Wams applications & URTDSM project of powergrid
A smart grid is an electrical grid that uses information and communications technology to gather and act on information providing intelligence to any electrical grid. It consists of a system of very precise
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Basin-wise live storage capacities under major & medium irrigation project in India
Basin-wise live storage capacities under major & medium irrigation project in India (statistical data).
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Possibility of improving the performance of the solar still by incorporating fluidic amplifier
Clean and safe drinking water is a basic human need and providing it for everybody would be the greatest achievement by 2025. Out of 6 billion people on earth not more than one six lacks access to potable
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Large scale canal automation determinates of success to get it right
This paper provides an overview of the author's 20 year experience in the successful implementation in development, adaptation and application of automation technology to existing open channel irrigation
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Improving irrigation system performance through modernization
The author describes how the investment in modernization, focused on automation of large unlined, gravity fed irrigation systems has resulted in increases in efficiency of the system from about 70% to
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Development of Ratle hydro electric project (810 MW) on river Chenab (J&K) - A brief
The Ratle Hydro Electric Project located on River Chenab in J&K state of India is planned to be developed as Run of the river scheme. It is located down stream of Dulhasti Project and Upstream of Baghlihar
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Graduation to high capacity thermal units in India
Eleventh Plan aiming to add about 78 GW of new capacity by 2012, the power sector is now the focus of a lot of action. Higher capacity unit sizes of 660 MW and 800 MW are the talk of the Indian Power Sector.
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Present and futuristic assessment of water quality standards in India
Unprecedented changes in demography, industrialization and infrastructural developments have caused extensive pollution and contamination of water resources. There is need for reviewing existing guidelines
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Breaching of flood embankments with particular reference to Kosi & Farakka barrages in India
Construction of embankments is a popular structural measure of flood control. However, when breaches occur, as in case of Kosi & Malda embankments, extensive damages and loss of life occur. The need for