Government to Implement Mobile Phone Broadcast System for Disaster Warnings
Summary
The government is implementing a mobile phone broadcast system to provide faster and more effective disaster early warnings to citizens in risk-prone areas.
Key Points
- The government is implementing the mobile phone broadcast system (cell broadcast) to improve disaster early warning and information dissemination.
- The system will use mobile communication networks to send simultaneous alert messages to all citizens in risk areas with a special siren sound for immediate attention.
- Currently, toll-free and SMS systems are used but face delays and issues with message receipt and attention.
- The system plans to cover warnings for floods, landslides, and other natural and human-induced disasters with an estimated implementation cost of NPR 400-750 million.
