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This project proposes fault distance locator model for underground power cable using an Arduino uno microcontroller. The use of underground cables arises a problem of identifying the fault location and the distance of cable fault as it is not open to view as in case of overhead cable. Thus, the underground cable fault distance locator is developed to detect the exact fault location and the distance of underground cable fault from based station in kilometers as the system will detect the faulted cable on underground and will send the information to the control room by using IOT cloud. A 16x2 LCD display is connected to the microcontroller to display the information. In case of fault the voltage across series resistors changes accordingly, which is then fed to a microcontroller ADC pin to develop precise digital data to a programmed Arduino microcontroller that further displays exact fault location from base station in kilometers. Same information will update on IOT cloud. Incidents of underground cable faults in the distribution and power transmission system is unpreventable due to several reasons thus a rapid rectification and Therefore, automatic fault location is used to minimize the time to mend faults to make system reliable by figuring out the weak areas quickly which results into decreased restoration time and interruption.Proper fault locating and detecting approaches are required to diminish the intervention time fault and an improvement in reliability.