Unnat Bharat Abhiyan SRMIST

<h1 style="line-height: 120%; margin: 0.05in 77.6pt 0.0001pt 86.24pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 1.4pt;">SRM Institute
of Science and Technology Department of Mechatronics Engineering</h1>

Unath Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) Project       June 3, 2026

Location: Minnal Chithamur Village Principal Investigators: Dr. V. Sujatha

Co- Principal Investigators: Dr. A. Vimala Starbino

<h1 style="margin-top: 0.05pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 14.8pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">  Objective of the Visit</h1> The visit was planned as part of the Inauguration for
sanctioned Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)
project PREDICTIVE MODELLING FOR SOIL
ANALYSIS AND CROP SELECTION WITH ML AND
IOT.

The primary objectives were:

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To inaugurate the UBA Project.

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To interact with local authorities and community stakeholders. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAj9G9oW-UtPoOPEYAdMNicToRGwGLzm0JlKPEthGjLNoYT2_PYVHrZTEJikUPVEAFud603s4LmQllqkD5dOV9g1QL_Xj947lMW-zbOpiswMJZdaszeQvhLns-UI3PE8pCJlOWaQPdOJmIZY3TbNPf_oAU3ciQz48h9JfrHFgyEqKv0JaujuW4q8daD-0/s1280/seg%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAj9G9oW-UtPoOPEYAdMNicToRGwGLzm0JlKPEthGjLNoYT2_PYVHrZTEJikUPVEAFud603s4LmQllqkD5dOV9g1QL_Xj947lMW-zbOpiswMJZdaszeQvhLns-UI3PE8pCJlOWaQPdOJmIZY3TbNPf_oAU3ciQz48h9JfrHFgyEqKv0JaujuW4q8daD-0/w640-h482/seg%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO-o8OEcvC5cQ_den-87_aztLFXwKWbUq7GCg35Zj_JRVZ19qn9jAYqaIgKPoBXlXFWHCDc2b6zbzYOYe-dCRYdG-uh3cE6_0epYKdmmMsIfc0_EbC5tPKtks6Tw3mHfM5TCk-wIiYylypWAF71Q-lFcI2NkyxBGnIzYx9TqjLJzbbv2qAOpuh3loPQk/s1600/SEG%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO-o8OEcvC5cQ_den-87_aztLFXwKWbUq7GCg35Zj_JRVZ19qn9jAYqaIgKPoBXlXFWHCDc2b6zbzYOYe-dCRYdG-uh3cE6_0epYKdmmMsIfc0_EbC5tPKtks6Tw3mHfM5TCk-wIiYylypWAF71Q-lFcI2NkyxBGnIzYx9TqjLJzbbv2qAOpuh3loPQk/w640-h480/SEG%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> 2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">  Activities Conducted Inauguration of project
by Village President: The Village President Mr. Balaji inaugurated the project and explained
the objectives of our UBA project. We received their full cooperation and
support for future activities.

The Village
President acknowledged the need and welcomed the idea of evaluating its feasibility.

A focused discussion was held regarding the
crop and fertilizer selection methods followed by the farmers currently.

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<h1 style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 37.05pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05in; margin: 0.05in 0in 0in 37.05pt; text-indent: 0in;">Site Familiarization and Community
Interaction:</h1>

Our student teams
interacted with several farmers and village residents to understand their daily
routines, types of crops grown, and issues in fertilizers selection.

<h1>3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">  Observations</h1>

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Farmers mainly try to perform soil analysis before sowing and before fertilization.

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There is a visible lack of understanding in crop
selection methods and access to soil testing facilities.

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Most crops are selected randomly based on their
instincts with no scientific methods involved and lands are excessively or
under fertilized due to lack of knowledge about them.

<h1>4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">  Follow up action:</h1>

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A follow-up visit is planned
to meet more farmers and collect detailed
data on:

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understanding of the methodologies involved.

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Creation of dataset for fertilizer recommendation and crop selection.

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implementation and IoT features.

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Acknowledgements</h1>  We would like to express our sincere thanks to:

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Dr. V.
Thirumurugan, UBA Coordinator of
our campus, and Mr. N. S. Sridhar for
their full support and assistance in arranging transport, lunch and refreshment
to our team and coordinating the village-level visit.

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Our Head
of Department, Prof Dr T Muthuramalingam, for kindly granting OD permission
and encouraging our team to engage in this rural development initiative.

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Mr.
Mahendran and Mr. Murali from
SRM Agricultural College for
arranging banner and refreshments.

Their collective support made this visit smooth, effective, and meaningful
for both faculty and students.

<h1 style="margin-top: 9.15pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 14.8pt;">6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">  Conclusion</h1>

The inauguration of UBA project a Minnal Chithamur was successful in
establishing initial rapport with the community and identifying critical areas
of intervention. The insights gained will guide the subsequent steps of the UBA
project implementation.

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