EyeNetAqua Solutions Private Limited
Name – EyeNetAqua Solutions Private Limited
Founder – Kamalesh Chaudhari
website link – https://eyenetaqua.com/
Email id – eyenetaquasolutions@gmail.com
Challenge
Water quality monitoring (WQM) is essential for ensuring the portable tap water. However, capital-intensive solutions for WQM and the higher cost of the sensors are significant limitations in implementing the real-time WQM solutions at a large scale. Ideally, the WQM should be implemented at the household level. Management of water supply infrastructure from a central location also needs data monitoring from each source and consumer point for better decision-making. Awareness creation at the consumer end and alert systems are also necessary for ensuring water quality.
Solution
EyeNetAqua Solutions solved the issue by innovating and demonstrating a real-time “Smart water supply measurement and monitoring system,” an IoT-based WQM monitoring system with technologies for low-cost indigenous sensing solutions. It was implemented in 13 villages in the Ambala district of Haryana. Based on the experience and the requirements, they have developed a less capital-intensive WQM solution. The solution will also be a validation platform for indigenously developed low-cost sensing solutions. The key features of the unit include modular construction, solar-powered function, adaptability to most of the sensor interfaces available in the market, upcoming in-house sensors, which will reduce the cost of the unit several folds and a configurable dashboard with data analytics.
Implementation and Impact
The real-time water quality monitoring unit was installed at the source location (Tubewell) in Jawahargarh, Haryana. In the subsequent projects at Rampur and Haryoli Ambala, the units were installed at both the source and consumer nodes.
EyeNetAqua has been the 2nd runner-up in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Grand Challenge organized by the National Jal Jeevan Mission in partnership with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (Meity). The award was for developing a product per the NJJM specifications for measuring pH, TDS, Residual chlorine, Nitrate, pressure and water flow volume. This product has been deployed at thirteen villages in the Ambala district of Haryana. The funding support required for product development and demonstration of the product in the field conditions was provided by organizers (Meity and NJJM). Continuous water quality monitoring data these units communicate is available at the Ejalshakti portal.
The data from these units are helpful in monitoring and ensuring daily LPCD for the households in villages. However, the solution’s cost depends on the site-specific requirements, power, automation of surrounding infrastructure, quality and durability of sensors, and the type of communication protocol.
