QUESTION
Need international design standards for extreme flood discharge for spillway design for large dams

1]Can you provide the comparitive statement of standards for the Extreme Flood Discharge for spillway design in India, China, United States and Asian countries by comparing them with the International Standards followed by the International Commission On Large Dams [ICOLD]  ?

2]Can you provide the basis for determining the Inflow Design Flood for Polavaram Project as determined by the National Institute of Hydrology while preparing the Dam Break Analysis report as requested by the Andhra Pradesh State Government ?

3]Can the Central Water Commission provide the basis for determination of  Spillway Design Flood of 50 lakhs cusecs when the standard designs require the use of Probable Maximum Flood for Polavaram spill-way as per International Standards ?

Prof.T.Shivaji Rao
profshivajirao@hotmail.com

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11 May 2008