T h e soil m o istu re is an e s s e n tia l fa c to r for d ro u g h t a n a ly sis in a rid a re a . A c c u ra te m o n ito rin g of soil m o istu re in a rid a r e a h a s im p o rta n t s ig n ific a n c e fo r d ro u g h t a n a ly s is , d is a s te r e v a lu a tio n a n d d e c is io n m a k in g . H ow to q u ic k ly a n d a c c u ra te ly m e a s u re ih e soil in o istu re a s a p ro b le m n e e d to h e so lv e d u rg e n tly . C o m b in in g w itli so il m o istu re m o n ito rin g re a lity , th is p a p e r m a d e a n e x p lo ra tio n a n d re se a rc h in o r d e r to im p ro v e th e m o n ito rin g a c c u ra c y o f so il m o islu re m o n ito rin g in s tm m e n l, an d p u t forw ard so m e c o n s tn ir tiv e su g g e stio n s