Automated Flood Monitoring System Using Wireless Sensor Network

Abstract

Basically “flood” is a large quantity of water covering an area that is usually dry. Flood may occur as a result of: a heavy rainfall, a river flowed over its banks, a burst of water pipes, etc.  Hazards caused due to flood are the most destructive and common of all natural disasters.Flood is a natural calamity we cannot stop the flood but we can control and manage before it occurs. Flood disasters cause loss of lives and property every year.So it devastates on the social and economic conditions of the people. Before Every year, 25 million people living in coastal areas of Tamilnadu are affected and devastated by floods. Flood occurred in north Gujarat in July 2015due to heavy rain and more than 70 villages got affected. In Nov-Dec 2015, Adyar, Cooum Rivers got flooded due to the heavy rain in Chennai, Tamil Nadu which caused loss of human lives besides economic loss. Frankly speaking, commercial buildings, public goods, homes, pastural and agricultural lands and other physical properties will get damaged due to flood.. Health sector is not exempted because there are always risks to safety and health during and after floods. Floodwaters usually have bacteria that causes diseases, animal and human waste and also dirty oil.