Cutting a blind 15-minute pump run to an exact 10-minute GeoAI quota creates a double impact: saving water, diesel and rice methane while diverting surplus solar power straight into Bangladesh's National Grid 365 days a year.
Open any area to inspect the field role, broader community value and what our 100 m pilot will measure.
Can rice irrigation cost less without leaving farmers with equipment to repair?
Lower seasonal diesel spending and less reliance on high-interest farm loans.
Farmers replace costly diesel pumps with scheduled canal solar power and view their own plot water status without buying buried sensors.
Can dug canals reduce heavy shallow-tubewell pumping during dry Boro months?
Surface-first irrigation slows dry-season groundwater table decline.
Pumps draw first from re-excavated public canals using GeoAI timing, switching to a backup source only when canal depth drops too low.
Can climate hardware create skilled rural work instead of unmaintained equipment?
App-guided micro-operator roles managing daily schedules across multiple plots.
Trained local youth receive daily GeoAI pump runtimes on their phone, clear simple mesh screens, and verify plot stages using visual AWD pipes.
Can timely local advisories save water, fertilizer and standing paddy?
Plot-level weather warnings and crop-stage guidance directly for growers.
Before expected rain or heat stress, farmer views show updated guidance so pumps do not waste energy flooding fields right before a storm.
Can irrigation infrastructure respect monsoon drainage while lowering emissions?
Zero bank concrete blocking runoff, dry elevated controls and lower paddy methane.
Low-profile frames preserve natural rainwater drainage without concrete casting, while regular BRRI AWD drying cycles cut continuous methane buildup.
Can minimizing pump runtime turn idle seasonal solar canals into daily grid supply?
Surplus daytime solar feeds the National Grid 365 days a year under net-metering.
Cutting a 15-minute pump run to 10 minutes diverts 5 minutes of pump power per run (plus all non-irrigation sunny hours) directly into the National Grid.
Comparing routine diesel and shallow-tubewell bottlenecks against the SolariQ canal loop.
Pumps run 15-20 min by habit and solar arrays sit idle 7-8 months a year off-season.
Exact 10-min runs save 5+ min per cycle, routing spare pump power and idle-day sun to the National Grid.
Growers haul diesel and lose 30% to 35% of Boro harvest value to fuel price swings.
Canal solar pumping targets estimated diesel savings of BDT 5,820/season per 6-plot cluster.
Continuous tubewell pumping drains groundwater while dug canals sit underused.
Surface water from dug canals runs first, timed to crop stage with visual BRRI AWD pipes.
Buried soil probes rust in mud, bank concrete inflates cost, and floods ruin low boxes.
Zero buried probes, no concrete bank casting, elevated dry relays and pre-filtered valves.
Farmers guess irrigation timing alone with little warning ahead of sudden rain or dry spells.
Trained youth handle timed pumping via app while farmers track plot water and weather alerts.
Before and during the 100 m field trial, we record simple ground checks alongside GeoAI pump logs so results are transparent for farmers, local engineers and reviewers.
Log current diesel spending, pump hours, canal depth and crop conditions on neighboring plots before startup.
Record solar pump runtimes, saved pump minutes routed to the National Grid, visual BRRI AWD pipe levels and filter clearing intervals.
Compare diesel displaced, net-metered kWh grid export, groundwater relief and yield timing against control plots.
