Water and Energy International

Table of Contents

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  International

• SPECIAL ARTICLES

  Mr. S.K. Chaturvedi, CMD, Powergrid

• Mr. B.P. Rao, CMD, BHEL

• Mr. S.K. Garg, Chairman, NHPC Ltd

• RESEARCH NOTE

  PM back home after hectic thre-day Bhutan visit

• India-Bangladesh water sharing agrement on Teesta soon

• India, Bangladesh discuss Teesta River water sharing

• Dhaka seeks joint management of Brahmaputra with Delhi, Beijing

• Climate change threatening Qinghai-Tibet plateau

• Pak shelves plan of moving to World Bank over water disputes with India

• US in consultation with India, Pak to help resolve water dispute:Holbroke

• Compensate Kashmir for water given to Pakistan, says MP

• Indus Water Comissioners to meet amid Pakistani rhetoric

• Faroq Abdullah says India has never stopped flow of water to Pakistan

• Indo-Pak water talks begin

• India, China meet to dilute water issues

• Reduce water demand & wastage to revive river

• Flood it with fresh water to give it life

• The wells brim with water in drought-prone Gujarat

• Groundwater in 33% of India undrinkable

• Panel to take up Ravi water sharing pact with Punjab

• Scientists debate on ways to face mining chalenges

• PROCEEDINGS PAPER

  Workshop on Use of TBM/Road Header in Underground Works-Issues & Challenges 6th April 2010 New Delhi

• Interactive Workshop on Gas Insulated Substation 7th April 2010 at New Delhi

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Meeting Rock Mechanics Challenge of Deep Underground Mining 22–24 April 2010, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

• PROCEEDINGS PAPER

  Interactive Workshop On “Prevention Against Flooding of Hydro Power Stations” 25th February 2010, New Delhi

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Danish funds to improve water suply in Bangladesh.

• Melting glaciers could increase water struggles acros Asia

• US/Taiwan partnership to bost water projects acros Asia.

• Dates set for 6th World Water Forum Kick-Off

• One Day for Water, Water Every Day

• The secretary-general message on world water day-22 march 2010

• New York Tunel fire

• China-Rusia Oil Funel

• Contract Award on Kolkata Metro

• Indian Award

• Laos Gets First Ever TBM

• Rohtang Tunnel

• Delhi Metro Near Completion

• DMRC to Tunnel Under Runway

• Seli Completes TBM for Himalayas

• Unity and IVRCL win Mumbai tunel

• Saving Sydney's water

• 2011 IWRA World Water Congres “Adaptive Water Management: Loking to the Future”

• New Contents on the ISRM Website

• IN total 350 papers are being published on the 91CG procedings 91CG – Special Lectures and Sesions

• 91CG – Short Courses

• CIGRE, INDIA

• Society of Power Enginer (I)

• The International Association on Electricity Generation, Transmision and Distribution (Afro-Asian Region)

• Combined Meeting of Governing Council and General Assembly

• CBIP Forthcoming Events

• Training

• List of publications recently brought out by CBIP

• Enrich your knowledge with CBIP publications

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Conjunctive Use of Water in Irrigation Projects -Road Blocks to Implementation

  • Author: Vivek P. Kapadia, Mukesh B. Joshi

• CASE STUDY

  Planning of River Training Works – Farakka Barrage Project – A Case Study

  • Author: Naresh Kumar, Vijai Saran, Ramesh Raj Sambharia

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  A New Technique for Reducing Surface Evaporation and Improving Water use Efficiency with Drip Irrigation

  • Author: Kuldeep B. Patel, R. Patel, Madhusudan M. Parikh

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Development of Indian Power Sector – Present Status

• International conclave on “Key inputs for Accelerated Development of Indian Power Sector for 12th Plan and Beyond on 18th-19th August, 2009

• Solar Power – A Way Forward to Energy Security of India

• Seminar on Solar Power Development in India and related technologies

• Energy

• Water Resources

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Assessing Recycled/Secondary Materials as Pavement Bases

• Lightweight Recycled Geomaterials Reinforced with Geogrids

• Soft Ground Improvement with Solar-Powered Drainage

• Sustainable Soil Improvement via Vacuum Preloading

• Stabilisation of an Erodible Soil Using a Chemical Admixture

• Sustainable Binders for Soil Stabilisation

• Demonstrating Environmental Benefits of Ground Improvement

• Emissions Assessment Related to Vibro Stone Columns-I.

• The Influence of Effective Rainfall on Modeled Runoff Hydrograph

• Distribution of PCBs in Sediments of The Cerveny Potok, Stream Contaminated by Technical PCB Mixtures Delor, Czech Republic

• A Note on Integral Vortex Strength

• Psychorheology of Food Dispersions

• Numerical Modelling of Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport Processes During Storm Events in a Non-perennial River

• On The use of The Simple Scaling of Heavy Rainfall in a Regional Estimation of IDF Curves in Slovakia

• Soil Moisture Dynamics in Levees During Flood Events - Variably Saturated Approach

• Cold Mix Design of Semi Dense Bituminous Concrete

• Lasers in Highway Engineering

• Traffic Noise Prediction Modeling and Analysis for Thiruvananthapuram City

• Trend, Causes and Severity of Road Traffic Accidents in Nigeria Between 1960 and 2004

• Selection Criteria for Generator Transformer in Sub & Super Critical Power Stations

• Technical Aspects Related to Testing of SF6 to Oil Bushing & EHV Cable Termination For Large Power Transformers

• On-line PartialDischarge Diagnosis atPowerTransformers

• Operational Problems of Power Transformers in Northern Grid

• Nitrogen Based Transformer Explosion and Fire Prevention System - A Comprehensive Asset Management Solution

• Specification Options, Online Measurement & QAP for Enhancement of Transformer Operational Life

• Development of New Specification for Transformer Oil Used During Processing & Testing of Power Transformers at Works

• Phenomena of High Circulating Current in Delta Winding in a Bank of Three 1 -Phase Auto Transformers: Case Study

• Standardized Specification for Flux-density and CRGO for Optimizing the use of High-permeability CRGO & Conventional CRGO

• 765/400 kV Power Transformers - Operational Experiences

• Partial Discharge Detection in Power Transformer by Acoustic Emission Technique - Case Study

• Testing of Transformers for Transferred Surge - A Key Tool for Verifying Design And Manufacturing

• An Approach to Reliable Design of UHV Transformer for Powergrid's 1200 Kv Testing Station at Bina

• Functional Reliability of On Load Tap Changers

• Sweep Frequency Response Analysis (SFRA) - Recent International Field Experiences

• Towards Reliable Power Transformers Learning from Experience

• Worldwide Standardization Process of SFRA and Case Studies

• Moisture and Dielectric Properties Analysis of Power Transformer by Dirana Measurement

• Bushing Diagnostics by PDC+FDS Method

• Application of Dissolved Gas Analysis for Monitoring Oil Filled Bushing Condition

• Standardization of Large Power Transformers

• A Case Study of Repeated Failure of Generator Transformer of URI Power Station in the Year 2004

• Partial Discharge Detection and Location in Power Transformers Using the UHF Technique

• Dynamic Loading of Power Transformers Based on Real-time Monitoring

• Critical Design, Testing and Manufacturing Features for the Selection of High Quality Composite Insulators for Transmission Overhead Lines

• Process Bus: Implementation of Pilot Projects and Experiences

• Transformer Insulation Design for 800 kV DC

• Structure and Functionality of an 800 kV HVDC Control System

• Implementation of National Load Despatch Centre in India - An Overview

• PMU Simulation and Application for Power System Stability Monitoring

• Innovations in Manufacturing Technology of Cold Shrink Cable Joints

• Distribution Automation and How It Directly Contributes to the Smart Grid Concept

• Power Testing of 1100–1200 kV Circuit Breakers

• Application of Alternative Insulating Liquids for Vacuum Type & Oiltap on-load Tap-changers

• Considerations for Insulator Selection and Design for UHV AC Lines

• U.S. Interests in Ultra-High-Voltage (UHV) Transmission Systems

• 1200 kV Transmission System and Status of Development of Substation Equipment/Transmission Line Material in India

• Selection of the Rated Voltage for the UHV AC System in China

• Analysis on Overvoltages Related to the UHV AC Systems

• Compactness and High-reliability Technology for UHV Circuit-breakers, disconnectors and Earthing Switches

• High Performance Surge Arresters for UHV Systems

• Aspects Related to Design and Testing of UHV Insulator Strings With CAP and PIN Insulators

• 800 kV Ultra HVDC Transformer - A New Dimension of DC Transmission

• A New Generation of Thyristor Valves for ±800kV HVDC Projects

• 800 kV UHVDC. From Test Station to Project Execution

• The Progress on the Electromagnetic Environment Study of UHVDC Transmission Line

• FROM THE DESK

  From editor's desk

  • Author: V. K. Kanjlia