India rolled out a nationwide test on its new Cell Broadcast alert system on Saturday, an indigenous technology that has been created to deliver instant emergency warnings directly to mobiles. Several smartphones across the nation have received a loud alert tone today and a message that informed users that no action is required by the public and is was an instant disaster alert.
The message read, “India, launches Cell Broadcast using indigenous technology, for instant disaster alerting service for its citizens. Alert citizens, safe nation. No action is required by the public upon receipt of this message. This is a test message from the Government of India.”
TheCell Broadcast systemis a homegrown technology that is built to provide real-time alerts in emergency situations like tsunamis, earthquakes, lightning strikes and even man-made disasters like chemical hazards. Unlike your regular messages, these text and loud buzzing alerts are more attention-catching. When received on your smartphone, the handset may produce a loud alarm sound and display flashing messages on the screen, making it difficult for users to avoid it.
India Tests New Cell Broadcast System For Instant Disaster Alerts
The government notified in its alert that these messages are sent for a testing exercise. Citizens do not need to panic and take any action to stop receiving them. The objective is to safeguard the citizens during natural calamities and effectively to protect their lives.
This technology is developed by theCentre for Development of Telematic(C-DOT), while test alerts are currently sent by the National Disaster Management Authority, which is India's apex disaster management regulator. The government officials are evaluating the system’s performance to make sure that the technology works reliably across the nation and networks, and devices.
In case you did not receive the alert, you can enable the settings in your mobiles to receive them in future. Only mobiles with the Cell Broadcast test channel enabled will get them.
To get these alerts, manage these settings:
Tap the Wireless Emergency Alerts.
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