Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : WRD 22
Document Number : WRD 22 ( 28541)
Document Title [English] : SAFETY OF BARRAGE AND WEIR STRUCTURES GUIDELINES
Document Title [Hindi] : बराज और वीयर संरचनाओं की सुरक्षा — दिशानिर्देश
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 93.160
Date of Project Approval : 25-04-2025
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 12892: 1989
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 12892: 1989


Classification Details
Group : Civil Engineering Design and Construction
Sub Group : Hydraulic and other related structures
Sub Sub Group : Geological Maps, subsurface Exploratory Logs and Geological Explorations for river valley projects
Aspects : Others
Risk : Low
Certification : None
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Jal Shakti - Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Sustainable development Goals :
Degree of Equivalence : Indigenous
Identical/Equivalent Standards :
Organization Type:

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 The first revision of the standard has been taken gaining the experiences from the field and inputs from different stakeholders. Major changes that have been brought out in this revision are: a) Criteria for fixing waterway has been updated, b) Clause 6.11 has been incorporated for flushing of sediments deposited at upstream using breast walls, c) Clause 7.4.7.2 has been modified because geo-filters of bamboo mattress are not effective in very fine soil, d) Clause 8.7 has been incorporated to take effects of flash floods in operation of barrages/weir which is triggered by cloudburst and glacial lake outburst floods, e) Clause 8.8 has been incorporated for checking efficiency of stilling basin, and f) Clause 8.9 has been incorporated for proper operation of gates during operation of barrages/weir.

Timeline Details


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1 13-08-2025 13-01-2026 28-03-2026 12-08-2026 VAIBHAV YADAV 13-08-2025