Early Flood Detection and Avoidance

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Abstract:

Team Aadhyaya intend to provide description of an early flood detection and

alert generating system to avoid damages due to flood.we focuses on the development
of the system which will determine the current water level by means of sensors and by
using wireless sensor network will then provide notification via GSM(Global System
for mobile communication) modem. The architecture of the system can be
expanded further to a fully functioning system in alerting the public of an
impending disaster caused by flood.

Root causes of flood:

1)Heavy Rainfall at River Sources
Unusually heavy weather at the source of a river can lead
to vast amounts of water draining into the water table. The water table of
a river is the area from which it gathers water, so if an unnaturally high
level of water is draining into this area, this will lead to similarly high
levels of water in the river. As more and more of the river’s tributary
streams join the river, this effect is amplified until the amount of water
reaches a critical level; the banks – or the natural flood plain – cannot
hold such a volume and it spills over. This often occurs at lower reaches
of a river in areas of habitation, causing extensive damage.
2)Irresponsible Damming
Flooding is not always caused by natural occurrences; human
intervention in natural river courses can have a huge effect on the likelihood of
flooding.In 2008, "Time" magazine ran an article which pointed the finger at the
Army Corps of Engineers' incompetent damming policy increasing water pressure on
the Mississippi, stating, "500-year floods seem to be hitting the Mississippi every 15
years."

Remedial Solution

Sensing modules:
Sensing modules holds sensors and ESP8266, Wi-Fi microchip with full
TCP/IP stack and microcontroller capability
The sensing module will be placed on site and is responsible for measuring and
trasmitting the data to its nearest collection point.Data from sensor will be captured by
EPS8266.EPS8266 will then trasform the data into readable format.This data is then
send via internet to collection module.Each sensing module has it’s own unique
device ID.

Parametes to be measured:
1) Soil moistures
2) Water level of rivers
3) Water level of dams and other water bodies.

User Dashboard:
User dashboard contains UI components to display data to end
consumers.The dashboard will be mobile based application.