Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : WRD 13
Document Number : WRD 13 ( 24576)
Document Title [English] : EARTHWORK ON CANALS — CODE OF PRACTICE (Second Revision of IS 4701)
Document Title [Hindi] : नहरों पर मृदा-कार्य — रीति संहिता (IS 4701 का दूसरा पुनरीक्षण)
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 93.160
Date of Project Approval : 20-12-2023
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 4701: 1982
Standards to be Superseded :


Classification Details
Group : Civil Engineering Design and Construction
Sub Group : Hydraulic and other related structures
Sub Sub Group : Canals and Cross Drainage works - Construction Design, Maintianance and seepage assessment
Aspects : Code of Practice
Risk : Low
Certification : None
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Jal Shakti
Sustainable development Goals :
Degree of Equivalence : Indigenous
Identical/Equivalent Standards :
Organization Type:

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 The construction of canals involves a variety of earthwork problems. Because of the great longitudinal extent of the work, many different kinds of conditions are encountered which should be treated differently for maximum economy reasons. Moreover, design of a work is based on assumptions regarding the quality of work which will be obtained during construction. These assumptions hold good only if the materials used and the work as actually executed are according to the specifications which are known to give desired results. This standard describes methods for carrying out projects for excavation and construction of embankments on canals.
2 This revision (second revision) has been brought out to bring the standard in the latest style and format of the Indian Standards. In addition, the following major changes have been incorporated: a) Reference shall be made to the safety precautions for the use of explosives in accordance with the latest provisions of the Indian Explosives Rules, 2008, which supersedes the earlier Indian Explosives Rules, 1940, and as amended from time to time; and b) Annex A has been revised to recommend avoiding the use of organic soils in embankment construction.

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1 01-07-2024 31-08-2025 01-12-2025 01-01-2026 Mr. NAVDEEP YADAV 21-08-2025