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September 5, 1951
STANDARDISATION OF INDIA'S KIVEL
VALLEY HRtoflLCT
BY C. L. HANDA
[ Joint Director Designs, Bhakra Dam ]
With the emergence duetion' and conjure up be used on our River
af India as a free and a vision of drab uaifor- Valiey Projects. Standar-
ndependent country In- mity in which every ves. disation of equipment will
dian enterprise is no Ion- tige of individuality has help to utilise the natural
gor handicapped by foreign disappeartd Such critics resources of the nation in
influences in the develop- imagine, too, that standar- a weil-planned and efficient
ment of the River Valley disation is antagonistic to manner
and other Projeots. progress and likely to lead J he development of
India does not at pre- to stagnation in design standards for River Valley
sent manufacture all the Standardisation, if pro- Projects should normally
machinery, equipment and perly conceived, merely take the following sequence
installations required for formulates agreed rules to for optimum performance:
use on River Valley Pro- bring order out of ohaos, method of planning, prr-
jeots, but it is possible enabling industry to in- paration of designs, pre-t
to envisage in the near creaBe productivity and paration of material spe-
future self sufficiency in reduce costs. Nature her- cifications, standardisation
the manufacture and fab- self provides many exam- of components and acce-
rioation of these items. pies of standardisation stories, procurement sc.be-
Their production, however, without which organised dule, installation progra-
requires use of suitable life would be impossible. mme. and final inspeciion
indigenous raw materials Some may point to the of the equipment after
of unvarying quality; equip- wide differences between installation,
mem and processes selec animals, birds, and plants, Advance planning of
ted or specially designed yet within each species all mechanical equipment
for optimum use of these there is the most minute used^ in. a dam is.essentinl
raw materials; and national agreement of structure and became construction and
standards to prescribe spe- of function. If human civil works will normally
cifications for finished pro beings were not standardi- be in full swing before
ducts In the highly in- fed in their anatomy there the first of the mee.bnni-
dustrialised world of today could be no surgery. But cal equipment such as the
standardisation on a na- upon this standardised ba- embedded frames for gates,
tional Bcale is necessary sis, there is built a great staircase' frames, etc., are
to promote higher standard diversity of appearance installed in the dam. If
of living. which may provide some , there is lack of previous
The word 'Standar- analogy to the great planning, procure^-nt will
disation' is often misun- amount of variety possible be very much delayed,
derstood. Jome people under standardisation in causing, possibly, even
equate it with 'mass pro- respect of equipment to retardation of the progress
September 5, 1951
STANDARDISATION OF INDIA'S KIVEL
VALLEY HRtoflLCT
BY C. L. HANDA
[ Joint Director Designs, Bhakra Dam ]
With the emergence duetion' and conjure up be used on our River
af India as a free and a vision of drab uaifor- Valiey Projects. Standar-
ndependent country In- mity in which every ves. disation of equipment will
dian enterprise is no Ion- tige of individuality has help to utilise the natural
gor handicapped by foreign disappeartd Such critics resources of the nation in
influences in the develop- imagine, too, that standar- a weil-planned and efficient
ment of the River Valley disation is antagonistic to manner
and other Projeots. progress and likely to lead J he development of
India does not at pre- to stagnation in design standards for River Valley
sent manufacture all the Standardisation, if pro- Projects should normally
machinery, equipment and perly conceived, merely take the following sequence
installations required for formulates agreed rules to for optimum performance:
use on River Valley Pro- bring order out of ohaos, method of planning, prr-
jeots, but it is possible enabling industry to in- paration of designs, pre-t
to envisage in the near creaBe productivity and paration of material spe-
future self sufficiency in reduce costs. Nature her- cifications, standardisation
the manufacture and fab- self provides many exam- of components and acce-
rioation of these items. pies of standardisation stories, procurement sc.be-
Their production, however, without which organised dule, installation progra-
requires use of suitable life would be impossible. mme. and final inspeciion
indigenous raw materials Some may point to the of the equipment after
of unvarying quality; equip- wide differences between installation,
mem and processes selec animals, birds, and plants, Advance planning of
ted or specially designed yet within each species all mechanical equipment
for optimum use of these there is the most minute used^ in. a dam is.essentinl
raw materials; and national agreement of structure and became construction and
standards to prescribe spe- of function. If human civil works will normally
cifications for finished pro beings were not standardi- be in full swing before
ducts In the highly in- fed in their anatomy there the first of the mee.bnni-
dustrialised world of today could be no surgery. But cal equipment such as the
standardisation on a na- upon this standardised ba- embedded frames for gates,
tional Bcale is necessary sis, there is built a great staircase' frames, etc., are
to promote higher standard diversity of appearance installed in the dam. If
of living. which may provide some , there is lack of previous
The word 'Standar- analogy to the great planning, procure^-nt will
disation' is often misun- amount of variety possible be very much delayed,
derstood. Jome people under standardisation in causing, possibly, even
equate it with 'mass pro- respect of equipment to retardation of the progress