Block-wise schedules you set once
Every valve gets its own days, start time and run minutes. Once the schedule matches the crop stage, irrigation stops depending on who is at the farm that week.
Irrigation automation
Smart Irrigation Controller run from your phone
A smart irrigation controller opens and closes your drip blocks on a schedule or on a soil-moisture reading, from a panel or your phone. Ours handle 4 to 24 valve stations, log runtime and water use, and resume on their own after a power cut. Panels start at ₹5,000.
₹5,000 / unit
Price from
4 – 24 valves
Stations
GSM / Wi-Fi
Connectivity
1–3 days
Install time
Technical specifications
What you get in this system
These are the exact sizes, capacities and materials that go into our field builds. No brochure numbers — everything here is what we have installed in Haryana and western UP.
- Valve stations
- 4 to 24
- Connectivity
- GSM or Wi-Fi, app and SMS alerts
- Control modes
- Manual switch, timer schedule, sensor-driven
- Sensor inputs
- Soil moisture, rain, tank level, pressure
- Power
- 230 V AC with battery backup
- Power-cut behaviour
- Auto-resume of schedule, valves fail closed
- Logging
- Runtime and water-use logs per block
- Enclosure
- Wall-mount, dust and splash protected
- Pump interlock
- Dry-run and tank-level protection
- Service
- Design, wiring, programming, commissioning
Why this matters
What this system does on your farm
Built from the field notes we have made on hundreds of installs across this belt.
Auto-resume after a power cut
Supply in this belt drops mid-cycle. The controller picks the schedule back up when power returns and the valves fail closed in the meantime, so nobody walks to the pump house at midnight.
Soil moisture and rain inputs
A probe in the root zone stops a cycle that is not needed, and a rain sensor skips irrigation after a shower. On vegetables this alone prevents the over-watering that drives root disease in the monsoon.
Dry-run and tank-level protection
The controller interlocks the pump with a tank float or pressure switch. A pump that cannot run dry is a pump you are not replacing next season.
Runtime and water-use logs
Per-block records of how long each valve ran. Useful for tuning the schedule, and useful evidence when a subsidy or contract buyer asks how the water was managed.
Manual override on the panel face
Every station has a physical switch. If a sensor misbehaves or the network is down, you still open the block by hand. Automation should never lock you out of your own system.
Options
Which size is right for your crop
We do not quote one template. The build is matched to the crop, the season and the water you have.
Timer controller, 4–6 stations
Small vegetable plots and single polyhouse blocks
Scheduled irrigation with manual override and battery backup. Entry build from about ₹5,000.
Sensor-based controller, 8–12 stations
Multi-block farms of 2–10 acres
Soil-moisture and rain inputs, GSM alerts, pump interlock and logging. The most common specification we install.
Farm-wide automation, up to 24 stations
Large or multi-house farms and contract growers
Full sensor set, dashboard, alerts and integration with a fertigation or polyhouse panel.
Field notes
What we have learned on real farms
These are the mistakes we have seen, and the details that decide whether a system lasts or becomes a maintenance problem.
Earthing decides whether the panel survives
More controller failures in this belt come from bad earthing and surges than from anything in the electronics. We check the earth pit before installing, and where it is missing we say so in writing rather than fitting a panel that will fail in the first storm.
One probe per soil type, not one per farm
A moisture probe sitting in a sandy patch will tell you to irrigate a clay block. Where a farm has clearly different soils we place a probe in each and program those blocks separately.
Cable route matters more than cable brand
Valve cable run through open field gets cut by rotavators. We route in conduit along bunds and mark the run, because tracing a broken solenoid cable across ten acres is a whole day nobody wants.
Process
From survey to handover
How we run this project so the field crew is not guessing on the day.
01
Block list and supply check
We count the valves, pumps and sensors you want on the panel, and check incoming supply, earthing and cable routes.
02
Panel build and bench test
Wiring diagram, station and relay sizing, enclosure layout. The panel is assembled and tested before it comes to the farm.
03
Installation and wiring
Panel mounting, solenoid and sensor wiring in conduit, pump interlock, and station-by-station testing.
04
Programming and handover
Schedules programmed with you present, sequence printed for the pump-house wall, operator training in Hindi.
What is included
- Controller with enclosure, stations and manual overrides
- Programming for your block layout and crop stage
- Sensor mounting, calibration and pump interlock
- Wiring, conduit and commissioning
- Operator training in Hindi and printed schedule
Not included
Honest exclusions so you can budget the full project, not just the headline price.
- Solenoid valves, unless quoted with the controller
- Electrical supply point, earthing pit and surge protection
- Civil work for panel mounting or the pump house
- SIM data plan for GSM units
- Solar or extended battery backup, quoted by load
Subsidy and government scheme support
Controllers are usually approved as part of a micro-irrigation or protected-cultivation file rather than as a standalone item, under PMKSY per-drop-per-crop, MIDH or the Haryana and UP state horticulture programmes. We supply the technical layout and estimate the file needs and coordinate with the horticulture office. Confirm the current rate for your district before budgeting on it.
FAQ
Common questions
Short, direct answers written for how farmers search on Google.
What is a smart irrigation system?
It is a drip or sprinkler system whose valves are operated by a controller instead of by hand — on a timer, or on readings from soil-moisture, rain and tank sensors. You set the schedule once, check it from your phone, and the field gets the same irrigation whether or not you are there.
How much does a smart irrigation controller cost?
From about ₹5,000 for a small timer panel covering a couple of blocks, up to ₹1,00,000 for a fully sensored farm-wide build with logging and alerts. Most multi-block vegetable farms land somewhere in between. Station count and sensor list drive the price.
Can I control irrigation from my mobile?
Yes. GSM or Wi-Fi units give you app control — open a block, change a schedule, or check whether the last cycle ran. Alerts come by app or SMS when a block fails to build pressure, the tank runs low or a sensor drops out.
What happens if power goes out mid-cycle?
Valves fail closed and the controller resumes its schedule when supply returns, so you do not get a flooded block or a skipped one. Battery backup keeps the clock and programme intact. Where supply is very unstable we add solar backup for the controller.
Does it work with my existing drip system?
In most cases yes. Manual gate valves are replaced with solenoids, the pump starter is interlocked, and the rest of the layout stays as it is. We check your head unit on the survey visit and tell you exactly what has to change.
How many valves can one controller run?
Four to twenty-four stations depending on the model, with more than one valve able to run per programme if your pump discharge supports it. We size the station count against your flow so you never schedule more blocks than the pump can feed.
Do I need soil-moisture sensors?
Not to start with. Many farms run a timer schedule for the first season and add probes later — we provision the wiring for them from day one. Sensors pay off fastest on sandy soils and in the monsoon, where fixed schedules over-water.
What support do you provide after installation?
24×7 on phone and WhatsApp. Send a photo of the panel display and most issues are diagnosed the same evening. Where hands are needed a technician comes out, same day inside Karnal district wherever we can manage it.
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