This document provides information about hydraulic structures and dams, including textbooks, codes, manuals, and guidelines. It lists 10 textbooks on topics like design of hydraulic structures and dams. It also lists 8 Bureau of Indian Standards codes related to design of solid gravity dams, earthquake resistance, and cross-drainage works. Finally, it outlines various rules, regulations, manuals, and records from the Central Water Commission related to administration, technical topics, and dam safety.

1. CEL351 Design of Hydraulic Structures (By S. K. Kharole)
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1. Hydraulic Structures; P. Novak, AIB Moffat, C. Nalluri, and R. Narayanan:
Taylor & Francis, New York
2. Engineering for Dams, Vol I & Vol II; Creager, Justin and Hinds; John Wiley
3. Water Resources Engineering; JB Franzini, DL Freyberg, G Tchobanoglous;
McGraw Hill
4. Design Textbooks in Civil Engineering – Irrigation Engineering – Vol VI –
Dams; L Leliavsky; Chapman & Hall
5. Design of Small Dams; USBR; Oxford & IBH.
6. Fundamentals of Irrigation Engineering; Bharat Singh; Nem Chand.
7. Irrigation and Water Power Engineering; BC Punmia, BBL Pande; Laxmi
Pub.
8. Irrigation, Water Power and Water Resources Engineering; KR Arora;
Standard Pub.
9. Theory and Design of Irrigation Structures; Varshney, Gupta, Gupta; Nem
Chand.
10. Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures; SK Garg; Khanna Pub.
Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) Codes on Hydraulic Structures
1. IS Code 6512: Criteria for Design of Solid Gravity Dams
2. IS Code 1893: Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures
3. IS Code 7784-Cross-Drainage Works: Part 1 - General
4. IS Code 7784- Cross-Drainage Works: Part 2 - Aqueduct
5. IS Code 7784- Cross-Drainage Works: Part 2 – Syphon Aqueduct
6. IS Code 7784- Cross-Drainage Works: Part 2 – Canal Syphon
7. IS Code 7784- Cross-Drainage Works: Part 2 – Superpassage
8. IS Code 7784- Cross-Drainage Works: Part 2 – Level Crossing
ITEM -V Rules, Regulation , Instruction Manuals, Records held by Central Water Commission
or under its Control or used by its Employees for Discharging its Functions are given in the
following paragraphs
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2. Administrative
• 1. Fundamental Rules
• 2. Supplementary Rules
• 3. Leave Rules
• 4. Traveling Allowance Rules
• 5. LTC Rules
• 6. Medical Attendance Rules
• 7. Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules
• 8. Central Civil Services (CCA) Rules
• 9. Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules
• 10. Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules
• 11. Central Civil Services (Temporary Service) Rules
• 12. General Provident Fund Rules
• 13. Staff Car Rules
• 14. Brochure on Reservation for SC & ST in Services
• 15. Manual of Office Procedure
• 16. CPWD Manual Vol. I and II
• 17. CPWD Accounts code
• 18. Delegation of Financial Powers Rules
• 19. General Financial Rules
• 20. Powers available to CWC Officers
• 21. CW&PC Manual
Technical
Following technical documents are held/referred by its employees for discharging their
functions:
General
• 1. Broad Guidelines for Preparation of Project Estimates for Major Irrigation and
Multipurpose Projects (CWC)
• 2. Topographical Sheets of Survey of India available in CWC’s Map record section
(SOI)
• 3. Guidelines for preparation of Detailed Project Report of Irrigation and
Multipurpose Projects by Working Group of the then Ministry of Irrigation (CWC)
• 4. BIS Codes on related topics (BIS)
Some of the important manuals, guidelines and past references along with BIS codes and
various Journals/Publications, which are frequently referred by individuals from time to
time, are as follows:
WP&P Wing

3. • 1. Guidelines for Less Water Consuming Cropping Pattern for Irrigation Systems in
Drought Prone Areas (CWC)
• 2. Guidelines for Preparation of River Basin Master Plan (CWC)
• 3. Guidelines for the Provision of Drinking Water Supply System in Multipurpose
and Irrigation Projects (CWC)
• 4. Guidelines for Submission, Appraisal and Clearance of Irrigation and
Multipurpose Projects (CWC)
• 5. Guidelines for Preparation of Revised Estimates of the Project and Appraisal
Procedure (CWC)
• 6. Guidelines for Monitoring of Irrigation Projects (CWC)
• 7. Guidelines for Planning Conjunctive Use of Surface and Ground Waters in
Irrigation Projects (CWC and INCID)
• 8. Guidelines for Standard Equipment Specifications (CWC)
• 9. Guide lines/Norms for Detailed Calculations for the requirement of each
category and size of the earth moving and production equipment-Working Group
Report (CWC)
• 10. Report of the Committee to Review Existing Criteria for Working out Benefit
Cost Ratio for Irrigation Projects (CWC/Planning Commission)
• 11. Evolution of Project Preparation & Appraisal in the Irrigation Sector (CWC)
• 12. Guidelines for Preparation of Status Report of Monitored Projects (CWC)
• 13. Guidelines for Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (MOWR )
• 14. Guidelines for Environment Impact Assessment of River Valley Projects
(Ministry of Environment and Forests )
• 15. A Guide for estimating Irrigation Water Requirements ( Ministry of Agriculture
)
• 16. Manual on Irrigation Water Management ( Ministry of Agriculture and
Irrigation)
• 17. Water Management Manual (Ministry of Water Resources )
• 18. Indian Standard Guidelines for Allocation of Cost Among Different Purposes of
River Valley Projects (BIS)
D&R Wing
• 1. Manual on Design Fabrication, Erection and Maintenance of Steel Penstocks
(CWC)
• 2. Manual on Hydraulic Design of Gates (CWC)
• 3. Manual on Design of Radial Gate (CWC)
• 4. Manual on Design of High Head Gates and Rope Drum Hoist (CWC)
• 5. Manual on Design of Weirs and Barrages on Permeable Foundations (CWC)
• 6. Manual on Canal falls (CWC) 7. Manual on Irrigation and Power Channels
(CWC)
• 8. Manual on Lining of Canal in Expansive Soils (CWC)
• 9. Design Flood Manual (CWC)
• 10. Manual on Hydraulic Design of Overflow Spillway Crest (CWC)
• 11. Guidelines for Planning of Parallel Canals (CWC)
• 12. Guidelines for Safety Inspection of Dams (CWC)

4. • 13. Compendium on Silting of Reservoir (CWC)
• 14. Sub-Zonal Flood Estimation Reports (CWC)
• 15. Model Study Report used for Design and Drawings for River Valley Projects
(CWC)
• 16. Technical Specifications (CWC)
• 17. Design / Technical Memorandum (CWC)
• 18. National Register of Large Dams (CWC)
• 19. Report on Dam Safety Procedures (CWC)
• 20. Estimation of PMF using PMP Atlas (Southern peninsular rivers except Krishna
Basin) (CWC)
• 21. PMP Atlas for Ganga Basin (CWC)
• 22. Manual for estimation of probable maximum precipitation (PMP) (WMO No.
332)
• 23. Atlas for 1 day point PMP (IMD)
• 24. Atlas for 1 day point PMP (IITM)
• 25. Concrete Manual (USBR)
• 26. Earth Dam Manual (USBR)
• 27. Design of Small Dams (USBR)
• 28. Design of Gravity Dam (USBR)
• 29. Design Standards-Embankment dam (USBR no.13)
• 30. Concrete Dam (CBIP no.266)
• 31. Manual on Tunnel (CBIP)
• 32. Life of Reservoirs (CBIP)
RM Wing
• 1 Guidelines for Preparation, Submission, Appraisal and Clearance of Flood
Management Schemes (CWC)
• 2 Manual on Flood Forecasting (CWC)
• 3 Manual on Hydrological Observation (CWC)
• 4 Embankment Manual (CWC)
• 5 Enhancement of powers of the State Governments for the sanction of flood
control, drainage, anti-water logging and anti-sea erosion scheme – (Planning
Commission, I&CAD Division)
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Design of gravity dams: design manual for concrete gravity dams, Parts 1-15
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5. BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
Program of Work Database
WRD 9 DAMS AND RESERVOIRS
Scope: CRITERIA FOR SELECTION, DE4SIGN, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY FOR
VARIOUS TYPES OF DAMS INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR MODEL TESTING, AND
APPLICABLE; AND CRITERIA FOR LOCATION, CAPACITY AND LIFE OF RESERVOIRS, OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF RESERVOIRS, AFFORESTATION AND SOIL MAINTENANCE OF
RESERVOIRS, AFFORESTATION AND SOIL CONSERVATION OF CATCHMENT AREAS
STANDARDS PUBLISHED
Sl Reaffirmed
IS No. Title Amd.
No. Date
Methods for fixing the capacities of reservoirs:
1 IS 5477(Part 1):1999 07 2004
Part 1 General requirements
Methods for fixing the capacities of reservoirs:
2 IS 5477(Part 2):1994 07 2004
Part 2 Dead storage (first revision)
Methods for fixing the capacities of reservoirs:
3 IS 5477(Part 3):2002
Part 3 Live storage (first revision)
Methods for fixing the capacities of reservoirs:
4 IS 5477(Part 4):1971 08 2003
Part 4 Flood storage
Criteria for design of solid gravity dams (first
5 IS 6512:1984 08 2003
revision)
Code of practice for control of sediment in
6 IS 6518:1992 10 2002
reservoirs (first rvision)
Recommendations for watershed management
7 IS 6748(Part 1):1973 relating to soil conservation Part 1 Agronomic 02 2001
aspects
Methods for determination of evaporation from
8 IS 6939:1992 10 2002
resrvoirs (first revision)
Operation of reservoirs - Guidelines (first
9 IS 7323:1994 08 2003
revision)
Code of practice for stability analysis of earth
10 IS 7894:1975 10 2002 1
dams
Code of practice for protection of slope for
11 IS 8237:1985 10 2002
reservoir embankments (first revision)
Code of practice for construction of masonry in
12 IS 8605:1977 08 2003
dams
Guidelines for design of large earth and rockfill
13 IS 8826:1978 08 2003
dams
Guidelines for inspection and maintenance of
14 IS 9296:2001
dam and appurtenant structures(first revision)
Recommendations for lighting, ventilation and
15 IS 9297:1979 02 2001
other facilities inside the dam
Code of practice for drainage system for earth
16 IS 9429:1999 08 2003
and rockfill dams(first revision)

6. Sl Reaffirmed
IS No. Title Amd.
No. Date
Code of practice for drainage system for gravity
17 IS 10135:1985 dams, their foundations and abutments (first 10 2002
revision)
Freeboard requirements in embankment dams -
18 IS 10635:1993 08 2003
Guidelines (first revision)
Code of practice for permeability test for
19 IS 11216:1985 08 2003
masonry (during and after construction)
20 IS 12169:1987 Criteria for design of small embankment dams 10 2002
Guidelines for determination of effects of
21 IS 12182:1987 sedimentation in planning and performance of 10 2002
reservoirs
Code of practice for provision of water stops at
22 IS 12200:2001 transverse contraction joints in masonry and
concrete dams(first revision)
Code of practice for galleries and other
23 IS 12966(Part 1):1992 10 2002
openings in dams: Part 1 General requirements
Code of practice for galleries and other
24 IS 12966(Part 2):1990 10 2002
openings in dams: Part 2 Structural design
Recommendations for provision of facilities
25 IS 13144:1991 10 2002
outside dams
Guidelines for guniting the upstream face of
26 IS 13645:1993 10 2002
masonry dams
Sedimentation in reservoirs - Method of
27 IS 13665:1993 08 2003
measurement
IS 14591(Part 0/Sec Guidelines for temperature control of mass
28 07 2004
1):1998 concrete for dams
Minimising evaporation losses from reservoirs -
29 IS 14654:1999 07 2004
Guidelines
Quality control during construction of earth and
30 IS 14690:1999 07 2004
rockfill dams - Recommendations
Distress and remidial measures in earth and
31 IS 14954:2001
rockfill dams-Guidelines
Specification for PVC waterstops at transverse
32 IS 15058:2002 contraction joints in masonry and concrete
dams
NEW ITEM
Sl No. Document No. Title
Determination of volume of water and water level in lakes and
1 DOC.WRD 009(0000)
reservoirs