The future of India's obsolete dams: Time to review their safety and structural integrity

被引：13

作者：

Agoramoorthy, Govindasamy ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Tajen Univ, Coll Environm & Hlth Sci, Yanpu 917, Pingtung, Taiwan

来源：

FUTURES | 2015年 / 67卷

关键词：

Dam; Decommission; Structural integrity; Safety; Community; India;

D O I：

10.1016/j.futures.2015.02.001

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

India has built over 5000 large dams till date to boost electric power and to enhance irrigated agriculture. In spite of this big dam building venture, India lacks expertise in decommissioning old dams. As a matter of fact, India has more than 500 large dams that were built 50 years ago, and 100 of them have passed over a century. This article analyses the existing facts on India's outdated dams, their safety matters and recommends future strategies to safeguard the large dams from potential future threats. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：22 / 25

页数：4