About TAI
TUNNELLING ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (TAI)
Location of various facilities underground will be the order of the day in the immediate future to ensure sustainable life for future societies by providing necessary infrastructure to accommodate transportation, communication utility networks and complexes for handling, processing and storage of many kinds of materials, more so in urban areas which will have to accommodate large populations. Application of New technologies besides use of sophisticated equipment for underground construction works would be warranted for execution of works in a cost effective manner conforming to sustainable development. With rapid growth of underground structure anticipated, there will be evolution of new technologies and innovative construction practices.
TAI joined ITA in 1976, by the initiative of Central Board of Irrigation and Power, is the Indian chapter of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association of India (ITA) a Non-Profit and Non-Governmental Organization registered under Societies Registrations act 1860 in the year 1991 with the mission :
- To encourage the use of the subsurface for the benefit of public, environment and sustainable development and
- To promote advances in planning, design, construction, maintenance and safety of tunnels and underground space, by bringing together information thereon and by studying questions related thereto.
Our vision statement and challenges are:
- Increasing the awareness of public and decision makers about the unique benefits of the underground space, especially social and environmental benefits,
- Managing and minimizing risk and assuring safety and security in all tunnelling activities,
- Ensure sustainable development of tunnel and underground space.
AIMS AND OBJECTS
The aims and objects for which the Tunnelling Association of India is established are :
- To encourage new uses of underground space for the benefit of the public, environment, and sustainable development.
- To encourage studies of underground alternatives to surface construction, not only considering construction costs but also indirect life-cycle costs and savings as well as social and environmental advantages.
- To stimulate the development of guidelines for a positive public strategy to take advantage of subsurface potential.
- To encourage the development of cost effective methods for planning, geo-investigation, design,construction, operation, maintenance and safety of underground structures by using improved methods such as new technical developments and risk management principles.
- To improve training of everyone, especially young professionals, by conducting workshops, by improving and coordinating academic programs worldwide, and by improved on-the-job training.
ACTIVITY
- To act as a liason/Coordinating body in India for International Tunnelling and underground space association (ITA ).
- To bring together engineers, owners and others involved in the development of underground space,such as architects, planners, authorities, economists, lawyers, insurers, financers and politicians.
- To arrange international exchange on developments in underground technology and experience from its use.
- To organize/conduct symposia, seminars, conferences, workshops, training programmes at national and international level.
- To publish Manuals, Guidelines, proceedings, reports and other documents related to tunnel and underground works.
- To host ITA General Assembly and World Tunnel Congress in India.
BENEFITS
The Tunnelling Association of India (TAI) provides information regarding latest developments in the subject to its members. The member gets the following benefits:
- Tunnelling Association of India (TAI) Journal published Half yearly
- TRIBUNE Journal from ITA Secretariat – Electronic Format
- Literature/Information bulletins of seminar/ conferences pertaining to the subject being organized by different organizations in India/abroad
- Can submit papers to World Tunnel Congress and other events being organized by other National Committees through TAI
- Discounted rates for procurement of TAI publications and registration fee @ (10%) in the events being organized by TAI
- Enrollment of 05 representatives against the Institutional membership of the association whom we can send information/literature etc.