Reservoirs Dogs
The Prime Minister is calling for better monitoring of dams and reservoirs in Kazakhstan, which makes sense given the recent tragedy. However the planned proposal, to have observation towers at each dam, seems a bit simplistic. The PM was quoted by Gazeta.kz as saying, “There should be people near each reservoir”
One wonders what these people will do. I’m not an expert by any means, but I would think that physically watching the dam won’t give too much useful information. I’m sure the government is calling for technical monitoring as well. Are there any engineers in the audience? Does having observation towers help prevent dams from bursting?