Dhanbad, Nov. 13 -- A two-day national workshop on dam safety and flood risk assessment commenced at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad on Friday, focusing on advanced dam-break simulation, downstream flood risk assessment and emergency preparedness to improve infrastructure safety and protect vulnerable communities.

Organised by the Department of Civil Engineering as part of the institute's centenary celebrations, the workshop is supported by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) and the Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) at IIT Guwahati. Experts from nine IITs are participating.

The programme aims to equip engineers and researchers with practical skills in HEC-RAS and TELEMAC software for dam-break flood simulation, flood-wave propagation and ...