Flash Emergency SMS With Blaring Alarm In Your Phone?: India Tests New Advanced Alert System
New Delhi: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted a nationwide test of the Cell Broadcast Alert System on Saturday, May 2.
The emergency alert message is part of efforts to strengthen India’s emergency communication network as the country is developing its own advanced alert system to better protect citizens during natural disasters and other emergencies.
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The system is known as the Cell Broadcast Alert System, and the platform is currently undergoing pan-India testing. People might receive a flash SMS alert accompanied by a loud alarm sound from the NDMA.
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia said that if people receive a message like this on their mobiles, there is no need to panic as this is a test message from India’s new mobile-based disaster communication system.
The system has been developed by Department of Telecommunications in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority using cell broadcast technology, the minister added.
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The system can send instant message in the local language and according to the location in the event of a disaster or emergency, and would hence strengthen citizen safety and ensuring rapid information during disasters.
