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Dam Safety Society in association with Narmada Water Resources and Water Supply and Kalpsar Department Government of Gujarat and Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited is organizing International Conference: Dam Safety - 2024 during 25-26 July, 2024 at Kevadia, Gujarat. Before the conference a two days Workshop on Instrumentation of Dams including Seismic instrumentation will be organizes during 23 – 24 July, 2024 at the same venue.

Dam Safety Society

Dam Safety Society is established in 2023 at New Delhi with the aim to cover all the scientific, technological and managerial aspects of dam safety. The society provides a forum to deliberate on the unique challenges posed by existing dams for evolving unique solutions in order to ensure their safety. With long experience it has been realized that the approach to dam safety related works is having its distinct characteristics. The Dam Safety Society focuses on such unique aspects and attempt to generate common knowledge base utilizable by the professionals. Reaching out across the boundaries of interests and concerns amongst the stakeholders is of utmost importance if we have to implement the dam safety paradigms in the countries and regions across the world. It is in this context that a group of eminent experts and individuals have come forward and have set up "Dam Safety Society" to serve the purpose.

Water Resources Department, Government of Gujarat

For harnessing valuable and restricted sources of water procedures such as preservation of small, medium and large scale water reservoirs, joint use of underground water, conservation of underground water and re-use, salinity ingress, transfer of additional quota of water (to other areas) etc. are required to be adopted. For assessing all these, Water Resources Department, Government of Gujarat is working with a clear vision of maximum harnessing of the water resources for the use of the people of Gujarat. In spite of acute scarcity of water, thanks to effective water resource management of Gujarat that it has marked high standards of agricultural, industrial and economic development.

Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited

In the history of human endeavor to intervene and harness the natural resources for its welfare, Sardar Sarovar Dam Project emerges as one of the very few projects across the globe that have played a significant role in bettering the quality of life for millions. With its unique features and unparallel dimensions, SSP has undoubtedly occupied a remarkable position on the world atlas of water resources development. Apart from its manifold benefits in terms of long term water, energy and food security and thereby sustainable development of Gujarat State, SSP has overcome many engineering and technological challenges during its journey from concept to completion. In true sense, it is an Engineering Marvel. TIME magazine, in 1994 described the Narmada Project as one of the “Eight Modern Wonders Abuilding”. Such a recognition brings to the Project that glory which the Tajmahal enjoys in the field of ancient structures. It has become a tourism hub with the Statue of Unity, tallest of the world.

Kevadia (now known as Ekta Nagar), a census town in Narmada district in the Indian state of Gujarat, is home to Sardar Sarovar Project. The town is best known as the location of the Statue of Unity, the tallest statue in the world. The town has several tourist attractions besides Iconic Sardar Sarovar Dam and Statue of Liberty and is a very sought after venue of various events. The town houses many world class hotels with convention centers for conferences.

Airport

The nearest airport to Kevadia is Vadodara (BDQ) Airport which is 70.3 kms away. Other nearby airports include Surat (STV) (129.3 kms) and Ahmedabad (AMD) (172.8 kms).

Tourist attractions

Instrumentation in dams has now become more important, keeping in view the need for the overall safety of the structure and its proper maintenance and up- keep. However, it has been experienced that in most of the cases the concerned officers and staff do not have proper exposure to the field of instrumentation, maintenance of instruments and maintenance of relevant records/data etc. It is therefore, important to disseminate knowledge about these concepts to as many engineers and dam authorities as possible. It is with the idea, to acquaint the in-service engineers/officers/staff with the updated knowledge, Dam Safety Society propose to organize of workshop on the subject, "Instrumentation of Dams including Seismic Instrumentation".

This Workshop aims at including presentations, exercises, and instrumentation equipment displays/demonstrations which all are intended to provide workshop participants with improved insight, understanding, and comfort with respect to instrumentation. The Workshop also aims to cover a variety of topics related to dam instrumentation monitoring. Attendees will learn the fundamentals and advances as well, what questions need to be answered by an instrumentation system, considerations to remember when evaluating the data, how does automation improve monitoring program, and be exposed to emerging technologies.

Workshop exercises will allow discussions of real-world scenarios. The scenarios will involve both embankment and concrete dams, planning of instrumentation system as well as data evaluation. A significant portion of the instrumentation workshop will be devoted to hands-on exercises design to walk participants through the entire scope of instrumentation from planning to design to evaluating data. Instrumentation equipment suppliers will have displays that will be used to enhance the "foundational" presentations, and the workshop will offer time for one-on-one discussions with equipment suppliers regarding general or special questions, issues, challenges, etc.

Fundamentally, the Workshop will seek to maximize the opportunities for educational discussions among the participants, presenters, and instrumentation equipment suppliers about real-world situations, and how they might best be addressed.

The workshop will provide a general overview for the understanding of the factors that influence the accuracy and reliability of dam instrumentation data. Novice to seasoned professionals will all benefit from the workshop.Engineers, dam owners, geologists, technicians, and government agencies should all attend.

The following broad topics will be deliberated during the workshop

• Traditional Dam Safety Instrumentation
• Monitoring and assessing structural behavior through instrumentation data
• Emerging and Future Dam Safety Instrumentation and Tools
• Owner's Perspectives and Presentations on Data
• Seismic instrumentation and monitoring of dams
• Assessing Seismic performance of dams through recorded event data from the dam
• Instrumentation of existing dams & Equipping existing dams with instrumentation
• Best practices of automated data acquisition, processing data evaluation, management and visualization
• Case Studies on Dam Safety Instrumentation
• Use of office automation tools for managing the recorded instrumentation data

Lectures will be delivered by eminent experts in the field. An industry session is also planned where in industries can showcase their products. Participants can also present few Case Studies also.

India ranks third globally with about 6000 large dams. The conference brings together dam professionals and experts in the various inter-related disciplines from within India and around the world to discuss, reflect and share knowledge, technology and experience in addressing dam safety issues. The Dam Safety 2024 Conference will provide an opportunity in terms of participation by Indian and overseas professionals and organizations.

The conference will have Plenary Session, Technical Sessions, and Sessions dedicated to Industry. There will be valuable presentations during the Plenary Session by eminent dam safety professionals. Several oral presentations are planned during the Technical Sessions which will cover various facets of dam safety. National and overseas organizations will showcase contemporary developments in technologies, construction materials, products, instrumentation, and services in an exhibition to be organized at the Conference venue. Several international experts and organizations of repute have agreed to participate in this Conference.

Who should attend?

The conference will be of interest to Dam Designer & Operators, Engineers, Geologists, Regulatory Bodies, Government Departments, Dam Building Contractors & Consultants, Suppliers of Products & Services for Rehabilitation of Dams, instrumentation Companies, Technical and Research Institutes, Universities dealing with the Dam, Organization & Associations active in the supply of Dam Repairs Chemicals Companies and Funding Agencies.

Official Language

The official language of the Conference is English.

Technical Papers reflecting the developments in technology, materials, instrumentation, and methods including case histories of dam safety and management issues and solutions, relevant to the Session Themes and Topics are invited for presentation in the technical sessions. Full papers, including main body, figures, and tables, should not be more than 6 pages on the A4 format; Guidelines to Authors published on the website may be referred to for more details on formatting. All the papers received will be reviewed by a panel of experts for the quality of contents and their relevance to the themes of the Sessions and compliance with the Guidelines before acceptance. Authors of accepted papers will be requested to submit presentation slides.

Authors of papers not included for oral presentation, may make a poster presentation of their papers. Soft copies of all the accepted papers will be distributed to the participants during the Conference. DSS reserve the right to publish the technical papers / compendium on their website or in any other media; therefore, consent in this regard shall be given by the Principal Author while uploading the paper on www.dss.org

Conference Themes and Topics

THEME A : Global Best Practices in Dam Safety Management and Governance
Legislation and regulatory frameworks; Technical rules, guidelines and best practices; Human resources and capacity building; Risk Informed Decision Making; Integration of policies, people and processes; Dam safety management systems

THEME B : Dam Safety Assurance Under Climate Change
Climate change impacts on dam safety; Flood risk management; Design Flood review and managing revised floods; GLOF Management; Optimization of reservoir operation and integrated reservoir management

THEME C : Dam Health Monitoring and Health Assessment
Dam Health Monitoring, Data Acquisition and Processing; Dam Instrumentation; Real-time performance monitoring; Investigations; In-Situ Investigations; Latest Technologies; Geophysical methods for health assessment; Under water monitoring ; Seepage and Leakage detection, monitoring and remedial measures

THEME D : Risk Management Approach to Dam Safety Management
Risk Assessment and Management; Risk Tolerability Criteria; Risk Control Measures; Structural, Hydraulic, Hydrologic & Hydro-mechanical Safety Reviews of existing dams

THEME E : Rehabilitation of Dams
Structural, Hydraulic, Geo-technical & other health issues and rehabilitation measures; Advanced materials and techniques; Refurbishment of Gates ; Rehabilitation Case Studies; Contractual Challenges; Reservoir De-sedimentation

THEME F : Operation, Maintenance and Emergency Management
Operation & Maintenance Requirements; Emergency Action Plans & Disaster Management; Early Warning Systems; Decision Support Systems;Standard operating procedues; People's Participation

THEME G : Lessons Learnt From Dam Failure Incidents
Causes of Dam Failures; Case Histories of Dam Failure Incidents; Lessons Learnt

Time Lines

The timeline for submission and acceptance of papers is as follows:
Full papers: 30th April, 2024
Communication of accepted papers: 31st May, 2024
Submission of Power Point slides (limited to 15) for oral presentation: 15th June 2024

Guidelines to authors for paper submission

Papers shall be submitted in the prescribed format only. For format of the paper please click Author's Guide.
Papers not submitted in the prescribed format will not be accepted.

Exhibition Booth of 3m x 3m will be provided to the sponsors organisations at the venue of the Conference. The exhibition will provide a scope to present the new technologies, materials and mechanisms including software. Participants will enjoy sufficient time and opportunity to inspect the exhibition, and exhibitors will have an excellent opportunity of accessing a large number of potential buyers/decision makers each day. This opportunity will be allotted on first-cum-first served basis. The Charges for one Booth will be Rs. 2.00 lacs + GST.

For booking a booth, send the Demand Draft/Payment details along with details of requirements through e-mail or by post at Society address:

E-mail of Society: Damsafetysociety@gmail.com
Address of Society: Dam Safety Society, C/o ICID, 48, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021, India

Payment Mode
Through Demand Draft in favour of “Dam Safety Society” payable at New Delhi.
Or through On-line payment
Bank Name: Canara Bank
Bank Address: Delhi Diplomatic Enclave, 7/48, Malcha Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021, India
Saving Bank Account Number: 110138299383
Account Holder Name: Dam Safety Society
IFSC Code: CNRB0000157
Swift Code: CNRBINBBDFS
NICR Code No. 110015007

For sponsorship, send the Demand Draft/Payment details through e-mail or by post at Society address:

E-mail of Society: Damsafetysociety@gmail.com
Address of Society: Dam Safety Society, C/o ICID, 48, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021, India

Payment Mode
Through Demand Draft in favour of “Dam Safety Society” payable at New Delhi.
Or through On-line payment
Bank Name: Canara Bank
Bank Address: Delhi Diplomatic Enclave, 7/48, Malcha Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021, India
Saving Bank Account Number: 110138299383
Account Holder Name: Dam Safety Society
IFSC Code: CNRB0000157
Swift Code: CNRBINBBDFS
NICR Code No. 110015007

The registration fee payable by the delegates, including authors of papers, for participation in the Workshop and/or Conference is as follows:

Payment Mode
Through Demand Draft in favour of “Dam Safety Society” payable at New Delhi.
Or through On-line payment
Bank Name: Canara Bank
Bank Address: Delhi Diplomatic Enclave, 7/48, Malcha Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021, India
Saving Bank Account Number: 110138299383
Account Holder Name: Dam Safety Society
IFSC Code: CNRB0000157
Swift Code: CNRBINBBDFS
NICR Code No. 110015007

Details of the Delegates may be send through e-mail or by post at Society address:
E-mail of Society: Damsafetysociety@gmail.com
Address of Society: Dam Safety Society, C/o ICID, 48, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021, India