Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : WRD 14
Document Number : WRD 14 ( 27491)
Document Title [English] : CONSTRUCTION OF TUNNELS CONVEYING WATER PART 1 PRECISION SURVEY AND SETTING OUT CODE OF PRACTICE First Revision of IS 5878 Part 1
Document Title [Hindi] : जल पहुंचाने वाली सुरंगों का निर्माण भाग 1 सटीक सर्वेक्षण और स्थापना — रीति संहिता (IS 5878 भाग 1 का पहला पुनरीक्षण)
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 93.060
Date of Project Approval : 31-01-2025
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 5878 : Part 1: 1971
Standards to be Superseded :


Classification Details
Group : Civil Engineering Design and Construction
Sub Group : Hydraulic and other related structures
Sub Sub Group : Water Conductor Systems
Aspects : Code of Practice
Risk : Low
Certification : Not Certifiable
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 :
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Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This Part covers methods of precision survey for setting out the tunnel alignment. Since the tunnel excavation is normally started from many faces for expeditious completion of the work, it is essential that the excavation proceeds precisely along the pre-determined alignment. Even a slight deviation from the correct alignment, particularly in the initial stages, may lead to non-coincidence of the centre lines of the various stretches of a tunnel at the meeting points. This revision has been brought out to bring the standard in the latest style and format of the Indian Standards. In addition, Figure 1 has been revised for better clarity.

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1 31-01-2025 01-07-2025 16-09-2025 31-01-2026 Mr. NAVDEEP YADAV 31-01-2025
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2 P-Draft Waived 31-01-2025 Committee decided for Wide Circulation -------
3 WC Draft 31-01-2025 Duration : 60 Days
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4 WC Draft 31-01-2025 WC approved by HOD
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