On March 21-22, 2025, Department of Water Project Operation Management of the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) conducted a review meeting of the working outlines of Technical Guidelines for Intelligent Monitoring of Dam Safety and Technical Code for Emergency Inspection and Monitoring of Dams, two technical standards of water sector. Over 30 persons attended the meeting, including relevant responsible persons from Department of International Cooperation, Science and Technology of MWR and GAO Changsheng, Deputy Director General of Dam Safety Management Center (DSMC), MWR.

HAN Han, Director of Department of Water Project Operation Management of MWR chaired the meeting. He introduced the compilation background of the two standards and emphasized that the two standards manifested the development of new quality productive forces in water sector, and also significantly supported the construction of intelligent dams and ensured the safe operation of dams. He encouraged participating experts to put forward their valuable opinions and suggestions for the high-level compilation of the standards.

The review expert panel consisted of 11 experts, including WANG Hong, former MWR Chief Engineer, PANG Jinwu, former MWR Deputy Chief Engineer, CHENG Xiaobing, former Director General of the Department of Water Diversion Management of MWR, QIAO Shishan, former Chief Inspector (Director General Level) of the Department of International Cooperation, Science and Technology of MWR, and WU Wansheng, former General Manager of China Water Huaihe Planning, Design and Research Co., Ltd. The panel listened to reports on the positioning, ideas, and draft framework of the standards, had in-depth discussions and exchanges with the compilation group on modifying and improving the framework and contents, and approved the working outlines.

GAO Changsheng, Deputy Director General of DSMC, on behalf of the compilation group, thanked the relevant departments and review experts for their concerns, guidance and support. He stated that the compilation group would strictly follow the requirements for standard compilation in water sector, fully absorb the opinions and suggestions put forward by the experts, strengthen the coordination between the two standards and existing standards, modify and improve the working outline and draft, so as to ensure the high-quality completion.