Challenge

UJVNL needed a centralized web-based system to monitor dam operational data — water level, velocity, discharge, battery voltage, and weather station parameters — and generate daily reports for dam safety, water management, and regulatory compliance.

Outcome

A web-based monitoring and reporting solution deployed in 2–4 weeks: 4 systems with 35 tags each, data logged every 5 minutes, live dashboards and structured reports accessible from one platform.

At a glance

• 4 — Systems Monitored
• 35 — Tags per System
• 5 min — Data Logging Frequency
• 2–4 wks — Deployment Timeline

About Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL)

Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL) is a large power and utilities company operating in renewable energy, primarily specializing in hydroelectric power, with 10+ plants.

Industry: Power & Utilities – Hydropower / Dam & Water Management · Size: Large (10+ plants)

Introduction

Water dam reports are vital for ensuring dam safety, structural integrity, and environmental sustainability. They provide data related to structural health, environmental impact, water management, and regulatory compliance — helping minimize risks and maximize benefits.

Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL), a large hydropower company with 10+ plants, needed a centralized web-based system to monitor dam operational data and generate daily reports. The team required visibility of important dam parameters such as dam level, velocity, voltage, discharge, and AWS weather parameters.

Itanta deployed a web-based monitoring and reporting solution on its Core Platform, fetching real-time data from the MS SQL database through the Itanta SQL Connector and DS Manager — delivered within a 2–4 week deployment timeline.

The Core Challenge Before Itanta

Dam safety and water management demanded centralized, always-current visibility

• No Centralized Monitoring: The team required a centralized web-based system to monitor dam operational data instead of checking individual systems separately.
• Critical Parameters Across Sites: Visibility was needed for important dam parameters — dam level, velocity, voltage, discharge, and AWS/weather parameters — for safety, water management, and operational review.
• Daily Reporting Requirements: Water dam reports are vital for dam safety, structural integrity, environmental sustainability, and regulatory compliance, requiring structured daily report views.

Highlights

• Centralized monitoring for 4 systems with 35 tags per system
• Live values updated every 5 minutes, with 24-hour historical trend graphs
• Overview Dashboard, Site Data Report, and AWS Report delivered, plus a detailed Discharge Report view
• Real-time data fetched from MS SQL via the Itanta SQL Connector and DS Manager
• Single web-based platform for dam level, velocity, discharge, voltage, and weather parameters

From scattered, manual monitoring to a centralized, dashboard-based review process — deployed in just 2–4 weeks.

Solution Architecture

Dam Sensors & SCADA

Field sensors at the dam sites feed operational data — water level, velocity, discharge, battery voltage, and AWS weather parameters — into the SCADA system.

SQL Database & Itanta SQL Connector

SCADA data lands in the MS SQL database. The Itanta SQL Connector fetches real-time data with cyclic, 5-minute logging — 35 tags for each of the 4 systems.

DS Manager & Itanta Platform

DS Manager streams the connected data to the Itanta Platform, which serves live dashboards, historical trend graphs, and report tables in any standard web browser.

• Data flow: Dam Sensors → SCADA → SQL Database → Itanta SQL Connector → DS Manager → Itanta Platform
• Data logged every 5 minutes; VM data updated every 15 minutes

What Was Deployed

A web-based monitoring and reporting solution on the Itanta Core Platform

The solution fetched real-time data from the MS SQL database through the Itanta SQL Connector and DS Manager and displayed it on the Itanta Platform — live dashboards and reports for all key dam parameters.

• Live Dam Parameter Monitoring: Water level, velocity, discharge, and battery voltage displayed in bar charts using the Latest aggregator, updated every 5 minutes for each dam.
• 24-Hour Historical Trends: Historical values shown in graphs with the X-axis set to a 1-day duration, plotting separate series for each dam's velocity, discharge, voltage, and water level tags.
• Automatic Weather Station (AWS) Data: Wind speed, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, rainfall, and air pressure displayed dam-wise in live bar charts and structured reports.
• Structured Daily Reports: Site Data Report and AWS Report present all parameters at a 5-minute interval in dynamic tables using the Absolute aggregator, with report headers showing start/end timestamps.

Dashboards & Reports

Itanta delivered an Overview Dashboard plus structured report views, giving engineers and supervisors live values, historical graphs, and paginated report tables from a single web interface.

• Overview Dashboard: All live dam details in one view — water level, velocity, discharge, and battery voltage in bar charts, historical 24-hour graphs, and dam-wise AWS live values.
• Site Data Report: All dam parameters at a 5-minute interval in a dynamic table — voltage, velocity, discharge, and water level plotted per dam using the Absolute aggregator.
• Discharge Report: Detailed discharge report for the early warning system, presenting discharge, level, and velocity values over the selected date range.
• AWS Report: All AWS parameters at a 5-minute interval in a dynamic table — wind speed, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, rainfall, and air pressure per weather station.

Measurable Outcomes

Centralized monitoring, automatic logging, and structured reporting from a single web-based platform

• 4 — Systems Monitored. Centralized monitoring for 4 systems with 35 tags per system
• 5 min — Automatic Data Logging. Data logged automatically every 5 minutes; VM data updated every 15 minutes
• 4 — Dashboards & Reports. Overview Dashboard, Site Data Report, Discharge Report, and AWS Report
• 24 hrs — Historical Trends. Live monitoring plus 24-hour historical trends from a single web-based platform

What Changed Day-to-Day for the Team

The team moved from scattered or manual monitoring toward a centralized, dashboard-based review process.

• Engineers and supervisors view live dam parameters and review 24-hour historical trends from one platform instead of checking individual systems separately.
• Structured reports for site data and AWS data are accessible with updated date/time values, latest values, graphs, and report tables for operational review.
• When the UJVNL/Temflo team saw live dam parameters and AWS values updating automatically every 5 minutes, they could immediately understand the operational status of the dams from a single web interface.

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