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@article{186812,
        author = {Prachi Rajendra Ayate and Pranjal Sanjay Aware and Pragati Gajanan Bhople},
        title = {Hybrid Smart Irrigation System with LoRa and IoT for Reliable Water Pump Control},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {1819-1826},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=186812},
        abstract = {Water management in agriculture is one of the biggest challenges, especially for small and medium-scale farmers who are experiencing recurring difficulties in operating irrigation pumps because of unreliable connectivity, high travel time, and inefficient ways of using water. This paper presents the design and development of a Smart Irrigation Control System that will enable farmers to remotely operate water pumps in both online and offline modes. The proposed system integrates an Internet of Things gateway based on a Subscriber Identity/Identification Module for Internet connectivity and a Long Range-based remote communication for seamless offline operation, ensuring reliability even in areas with a poor network. The system further incorporates multi-language mobile application support, irrigation scheduling, integrations with sensors for soil moisture, water flow, and energy monitoring, and dry-run protection for enhancing the overall usability and safety of pumps. Additional services integrated into the mobile application include farming tips, weather-based irrigation recommendations, government scheme updates, and caching of information for offline access, making the application a complete agricultural assistant. To make this more affordable, bundled SIM data plans form part of the solution to eliminate the need for monthly recharges and scalable versions, starting from the basic ON/OFF control to sensor-driven advanced automation. It contributes significantly to sustainable agriculture, resource optimization, and farmer empowerment by reducing travel time, preventing pump damage, conserving water, and enabling irrigation decisions based on actual data. Results show that such a hybrid online-offline Internet of Things architecture can provide a reliable, cost-effective, and farmer-centric solution for smart irrigation, which is highly adoptable in large numbers and can be integrated into precision agriculture ecosystems in the near future.},
        keywords = {IoT Gateway: SIM-based; LoRa: Long Range communication; Sensor Integration; Dry-run Protection; Farmer Centric Solution; Precision Agriculture-Remote Operation; SIM-based Communication; Hybrid Communication; Scalable Architecture; Data-driven Agriculture. Communication, Scalable Architecture, Data-driven Agriculture.},
        month = {November},
        }