For two years, they kept studying the working dynamics of various dams and the causes for the damage of gates and resultant disasters. “After a three-month study of various dam structures and functioning of their gates during floods at the global level, the idea of using sensors had struck us,” he said. A prototype was developed through Aurdino, a computer programme which sets sensors to dam gates. The gates will open to let out the water, and when the water level comes down, the gates will automatically close,” he said. We have plans to approach foreign universities to advance our research, and study various dams internationally,” he said.

Source: The Hindu April 09, 2018 02:15 UTC