Najafgarh

Project Overview: Real-Time Monitoring of Water Quality using FOREMS

PT Ecological Services successfully deployed the Floating Online River Effluent Monitoring System (FOREMS) on the Najafgarh Drain, Haryana, as an innovative initiative for monitoring real-time surface water quality. FOREMS is a GPS-based, solar-powered floating terminal loaded with sophisticated sensors that monitor important water quality parameters like COD, TSS, pH, and DO around the clock.

This initiative was carried out in association with the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) and GMDA to counter growing concerns regarding river contamination. Made with flexibility and dependability in mind, FOREMS performed remarkably well with 94% data uptime for 9 months, even on field conditions that were difficult at best.

The system provided key revelations: factory effluents, not sewage, were the major polluters. With real-time evidence, authorities could then take effective action—particularly during the COVID-19 lockdown, when rapid increases in pollution traced back to identifiable sources.

The Najafgarh project demonstrates the potential for IoT-based floating systems such as FOREMS to revolutionize pollution monitoring by substituting manual sampling with autonomous, location-independent, and continuous monitoring. This technology is now an inspiration for scalable, intelligent river monitoring in India.