OIIPCRA Geo-ICT Application – Water Resources Department, Odisha

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E-Governance for Supporting Agriculture 

Problem

• Absence of a mechanism for assessing the water availability and cropping system 
• Lack of mechanism to identify the gaps in optimizing utilization of water resources within the command area
• The absence of a Decision Support System for decision-makers and divisional officers hinders their ability to monitor various civil works, agricultural or fisheries activities.
• Absence of a governance mechanism for monitoring the physical and financial activities undertaken by the project
• Lack of a grievance system for stakeholders of the project.

Solution

• Integrated small IoT of things for collection of tank location, google earth engine API for analysis of historical water availability and grievance redressal system.
• The MIS-GIS web-based application provides real-time information on the physical and financial progress of different activities under the project
• Facilitated query-based applications to get analysis, results, reports and real-time progress.
• Online availability of Geospatial information like Vegetation Index, Tank filling status, Cropping Pattern, the geotagged image of the command area and water spread 
• Facilitated grievance mechanisms for both the mobile and web applications for the stakeholders to get informed and solutions. 

Outcomes

• Enabled real-time data entry, updates, and collaboration, leading to increased efficiency and productivity in the field.
• The progress of activities, physical status, financial status and beneficiary information on training, etc, is provided on the desk-top application page 
• The system will assist in monitoring, provide back-end information in the analysis, and output location-specific, tank-specific, activity-specific and latest market information.
• Facilitates managing spatial data sets, geotagging, integrating multi-scale data, structuring data, and establishing a GIS database. 
• The availability of accurate and up-to-date information through the MIS and GIS aids in informed decision-making

Challenges

• Unavailability of detailed information on the tanks and periodical water availability to plan to optimise water use
• Historical Information on water availability, tank status, cultivable area, the trend of cultivation of different crops and the cultivable area was difficult to ascertain 
• A real-time market information system was not available in view of a volatile and competitive market to optimise the marketability of the agri-produces.
• Integrating different stakeholder perspectives requires the collection of a host of information specific to location, local customs, climatic data, physical resources, etc. 
• To make the procurement complete in lesser time with minimum error and in a transparent manner.

Innovation

• It is an integrated system of GIS and MIS associated with real-time command area information on cropping, water availability, developmental work status, etc.
• Facilitated an extended irrigation management practices dashboard system leading to ensure assured irrigation
• Ensured real-time market information dashboard system linked to cultivating marketable produce.
• The system will provide monthly and weekly water availability at different periods of the year to be used for a water budgeting requirement. 
• The system will be enriched with information to be collected through an easy-to-use mobile application from the field-level functionaries for monitoring the activities.

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Case Study

E-Governance for Supporting Agriculture 

Summary 

The project wishes to develop technology-based interventions to achieve the desired goal of the investment through a decision support system, i.e., a Web GIS-based monitoring and analytics for 538 MIPs under the Project. The overall objective of the system is to help to track and manage project activities in a manner that provides for efficient implementation of the project as well as provides the right information to the right set of people at the right time to enable adaptive project management, review, reporting and decision support.

Problems

There was no mechanism for assessing the water availability and cropping system to identify the gaps in optimizing utilization of water resources within the command area. Also, the absence of a Decision Support System for decision-makers and divisional officers hinders their ability to monitor various civil works, agricultural or fisheries activities. There was a need for a governance mechanism for monitoring the physical and financial activities undertaken by the project. The system also lacked a grievance system for the redressal of problems of the stakeholders.

Solutions

The progress of all activities, including raising grievances, is collected through a GIS-enabled mobile app developed for the purpose. Progress of activities, activity physical status, financial status and beneficiary information on training, benefits extended etc can be processed through the desktop application page. The project integrated small IoT of things for the collection of tank locations, google earth engine API for analysis of historical water availability and a grievance redressal system. The MIS-GIS web-based application will provide real-time information on the physical and financial progress of different activities under the project. This project also facilitated query-based applications to get analysis, results, reports and real-time progress. There is an online availability of Geospatial information like Vegetation Index, Tank filling status, Cropping Pattern, geotagged image of command area and water spread and a grievance mechanism is available in both the mobile and web applications for the stakeholders to get informed and solutions. 

Outcomes

The comprehensive computerized system facilitates the management of spatial data sets, geotagging, integration of multi-scale data, data structuring, and establishment of a GIS database. This leads to improved data organization and accessibility. The Management Information System (MIS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) enable officers of the department to have an interactive query-based system. This allows for efficient monitoring of the project, making it easier to track progress and identify any issues. The availability of accurate and up-to-date information through the MIS and GIS aids in informed decision-making. Officers can utilize the system to analyze data and make well-informed choices regarding civil works, agricultural, horticultural, and fisheries activities. Including a mobile app for the site, engineers ensure that they have access to the system on the go. This enables real-time data entry, updates, and collaboration, leading to increased efficiency and productivity in the field.

Challenges

Integrating different stakeholder perspectives requires the collection of a host of information specific to location, local customs, physical resources, market demands and geography. Collection and analysis of such vast information remained a hard task. To make the procurement complete in lesser time with minimum error and in a transparent manner, the tender management module is developed. Historical Information on water availability, tank status, cultivable area, the cultivation trend of different crops and the cultivable area was difficult to ascertain. The project focuses on climate variability and preparing emergent plans of action; detailed information of the stakeholders and producers is not readily available. In view of volatile and competitive markets, a real-time market information system was not available to optimize the marketability of the agri-produces.

Innovation

It is an integrated system of GIS and MIS associated with real-time command area information on cropping, water availability, developmental work status etc. The system will provide monthly and weekly water availability at different periods of the year to be used for a water budgeting requirement. The crop planning and contingent plans can be prepared with this information. The system will be enriched with information to be collected through an easy-to-use mobile application from the field-level functionaries for monitoring the activities. This facilitated an extended irrigation management practices dashboard system leading to assured irrigation and ensured a real-time market information dashboard system linked to cultivating marketable produce. The crop planning and contingent plans can be prepared with this information.

Opportunities

The department plans to develop an extended grievance system for crop failure assessment to individual plots and farmers and to link tank-based crop-water planning on the choice of crops to water and market availability. The system will be extended to all 5000 Minor Irrigation tanks in the State for better water management.

For more information, please contact:
Mr Rashmi Ranjan Nayak, Additional Secretary to Government-cum-Project Director, OCTDMS at pdoiipcra.od@gov.in

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