Abstract
Located in the western part of Kolhapur district Bhudargad, Radhanagari, Chandgad, Gaganbawda, and PanhalaTalukas have a largely agricultural area with abundant water and reserved forests. Due to the geographical structure, these Talukas receive heavy rainfall and the groundwater level has improved due to the increase in the number of dams and K-T dams. Groundwater levels are used sparingly or may not use for agriculture from June to November but groundwater is used extensively from December to May. In the pursuit of higher incomes, farmers in the region are constantly watering their farms on the one hand, and on the other hand, there is a growing conflict between farmers and nocturnal nomads. Due to a shortage of food and drinking water in the forest during March, April, and May, wild cows and buffaloes go out of the forest at night in search of food and water. The experience of the farmers has shown that the herds enter the fields where the vegetables are grown and enjoy the delicious food. Due to this situation, farmers in the region are not able to grow vegetables in their fields even if they want to. The main objective of the project is to create a fully smart automation unit based on IOT technology to prevent the entry of wild cows and buffaloes from nearby forests into vegetable farms and to distribute water proportionately according to the availability of planned electricity in the region. The planned project work’s experimentation will include Raspberry Pi, Solenoid valve, ESP8266 Module, Liquid Level Sensor, PIR Sensor, Current Volt Sensor, Temperature Sensor, Relay, Buzzer, LED, Drip Network, Motor, Database, and Online Web Application. Based on on-site survey database will be created, by reading databases amount of water will be supplied with the help of drip irrigation also live object detection with notification and buzzer playing and turning on LED for farm protection.