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'''Nano Ganesh''' is an irrigation automation system from Indian company which allows farmers to use mobile phones to remotely control the [[irrigation]] pumps located in distant hazardous locations. It is a hardware device attached to the existing starter and water pump set. The application was developed by Ossian Agro Automation in [[Pune]], [[India]], initially with external basic mobile phones used for wireless connectivity and later on with built-in GSM modules named as Nano Ganesh GSM.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://nanoganesh.com/|title=Welcome To Our Website … |publisher=Ossian Group|website=NanoGanesh.com|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref> The overall developments of various wireless remote controllers began in 1996 by Santosh Ostwal, an Electrical Engineer, the founder of Ossian and son of a farmer.<ref name="Times">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4321400.cms|title=Indian entrepreneurs winning global awards for breakthrough innovations|last1=Mitra|first1=Moinak|first2=Vinod|last2=Mahanta|date=2009-03-27|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2009-08-08}}</ref> Approximately 60,000 farmers in [[India]] have been using Nano Ganesh since 2008 till 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/nano-ganesh-how-mobile-phone-tech-helped-400000-maharashtra-farmers-water-plants-remotely/501101/|title=Nano Ganesh: How mobile phone tech helped 400,000 Maharashtra farmers water plants remotely|date=2017-01-09|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/a-new-avatar/articleshow/62493371.cms|title=A new avatar|last=Khan|first=Ashwin|date=Jan 14, 2018|website=Pune Mirror|language=en|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref> In mid-2009, it was tested in [[Anand district]] in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]] in partnership with [[Tata Teleservices]] using Tata phones.<ref name="Computerworld">{{Cite web|url=http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=A71268C4-1A64-6A71-CE89CFB5780E79FB|first=John|last=Ribeiro|date=2009-07-23|title=Indian farmers use mobile phones to control irrigation|website=IDG News Service|access-date=2019-10-08|archive-date=2011-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722110145/http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=A71268C4-1A64-6A71-CE89CFB5780E79FB|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="BusinessLine">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/11/stories/2009071152160100.htm|title=Soon farmers can control irrigation with a cell phone|last=Pandit|first=Virendra|date=2009-07-11|work=Business Line|access-date=2009-08-08}}</ref> Later, it was designed to operate on any basic mobile phones. In 2014, Ossian further upgraded the technology as Nano Ganesh M2M to monitor the water level of overhead water tanks on mobile phones and remotely control the water pump as per the lower and overflow levels of water in the tanks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Nano-Ganesh-alerts-to-curb-waste/articleshow/48949609.cms|title=Nano Ganesh alerts to curb waste|last=Pandit|first=Shiladitya|date=Sep 14, 2015|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref> | '''Nano Ganesh''' is an irrigation automation system from Indian company which allows farmers to use mobile phones to remotely control the [[irrigation]] pumps located in distant hazardous locations. It is a hardware device attached to the existing starter and water pump set. The application was developed by Ossian Agro Automation in [[Pune]], [[India]], initially with external basic mobile phones used for wireless connectivity and later on with built-in GSM modules named as Nano Ganesh GSM.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://nanoganesh.com/|title=Welcome To Our Website … |publisher=Ossian Group|website=NanoGanesh.com|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref> The overall developments of various wireless remote controllers began in 1996 by Santosh Ostwal, an Electrical Engineer, the founder of Ossian and son of a farmer.<ref name="Times">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4321400.cms|title=Indian entrepreneurs winning global awards for breakthrough innovations|last1=Mitra|first1=Moinak|first2=Vinod|last2=Mahanta|date=2009-03-27|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2009-08-08}}</ref> Approximately 60,000 farmers in [[India]] have been using Nano Ganesh since 2008 till 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/nano-ganesh-how-mobile-phone-tech-helped-400000-maharashtra-farmers-water-plants-remotely/501101/|title=Nano Ganesh: How mobile phone tech helped 400,000 Maharashtra farmers water plants remotely|date=2017-01-09|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/a-new-avatar/articleshow/62493371.cms|title=A new avatar|last=Khan|first=Ashwin|date=Jan 14, 2018|website=Pune Mirror|language=en|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref> In mid-2009, it was tested in [[Anand district]] in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]] in partnership with [[Tata Teleservices]] using Tata phones.<ref name="Computerworld">{{Cite web|url=http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=A71268C4-1A64-6A71-CE89CFB5780E79FB|first=John|last=Ribeiro|date=2009-07-23|title=Indian farmers use mobile phones to control irrigation|website=IDG News Service|access-date=2019-10-08|archive-date=2011-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722110145/http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=A71268C4-1A64-6A71-CE89CFB5780E79FB|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="BusinessLine">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/11/stories/2009071152160100.htm|title=Soon farmers can control irrigation with a cell phone|last=Pandit|first=Virendra|date=2009-07-11|work=Business Line|access-date=2009-08-08}}</ref> Later, it was designed to operate on any basic mobile phones. In 2014, Ossian further upgraded the technology as Nano Ganesh M2M to monitor the water level of overhead water tanks on mobile phones and remotely control the water pump as per the lower and overflow levels of water in the tanks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Nano-Ganesh-alerts-to-curb-waste/articleshow/48949609.cms|title=Nano Ganesh alerts to curb waste|last=Pandit|first=Shiladitya|date=Sep 14, 2015|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref> | ||