IoT based Disaster Monitoring and Management System for Dams (IDMMSD)

Dams are of major importance, primarily because of their use for generating hydroelectricity and irrigation purposes. This has resulted in the construction of a number of dams in potential areas over the years. As there are a lot of risk factors associated with the existence of these dams, it has become the need of the hour to develop a proper monitoring and regarding the opening of the shutters thereby management system for maintaining a safe water level in dams. Mismanagement of dams can lead to manmade disasters. Currently dams in our state are being monitored and controlled manually. This manual intervention can increase the probability of error and also results in time lag in decision making. The aim of this project is to design and implement an IoT based Disaster Monitoring and Management System for Dams (IDMMSD). The proposed system involves real-time monitoring of water levels of a group of dams under study. Water levels may vary due to drastic changes in water levels of connected rivers or lakes, or due to excessive rainfall in the catchment area. The proposed project includes a mechatronics system to open the shutters at the heights pre calculated. The system comprises of sensor nodes, smart controller and communication system. The proposed system is an app based IoT system which will monitor and send real time parameters related to Dam (gate position, water discharge, water level) and weather conditions (rain fall, temperature, humidity). There will be two modes for operating the software i.e. Autopilot mode and Manual data mode. The system also includes features like SMS alert to the people of the locality and SOS to rescue operations in case of adverse weather conditions.