New Delhi: The “Emergency Alert Message” flashed on folks’s smartphones but once more on Tuesday, in lower than a month after the identical message had flashed.
Emergency Alert Message — Extreme reads, “This is a SAMPLE TESTING MESSAGE sent through Cell Broadcasting System by Department of Telecommunication, Government of India. Please ignore this message as no action is required from your end. This message has been sent to TEST Pan-India Emergency Alert System being implemented by National Disaster Management Authority. It aims to enhance public safety and provide timely alerts during emergencies,” the notification said together with the date and time it was issued,” the message learn.
The notification flashing on folks’s telephones is a part of a system designed by the federal government to alert folks in occasions of emergency, similar to a flood or landslip.
Netizens had taken to social media to share the “Emergency Alert – Severe” message from the federal government on their cellphones on Friday (September 15) round mid afternoon.
Previously too, customers because the month of August, had recieved this ’emergency alert: extreme message’, making at present’s occasion being the sixth such message.
Notably, in July this 12 months the Department of Telecommunications introduced that, in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority, will probably be conducting a Cell Broadcast Alert System testing to reinforce emergency communication throughout disasters and make sure the security and well-being of our valued residents.
“In our continuous commitment to the safety of citizens of India and the communities, tests of Cell Broadcast Alert System are being conducted on each Telecom Service Provider. These tests will be performed from time to time in various regions across country to gauge the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency alert broadcasting capabilities of the systems in place, of various Mobile Operators and Cell Broadcast System,” the Ministry of Communications had stated in a launch.
The Cell Broadcast Alert System is a state-of-the-art know-how that enables us to ship important and time-sensitive messages for catastrophe administration to all cellular gadgets inside a chosen geographical space, regardless of whether or not the recipients are residents or guests. This ensures that necessary emergency info reaches as many individuals as doable in a well timed method. It is utilized by authorities businesses and emergency companies to tell the general public about potential threats and preserve them knowledgeable throughout important conditions. Cell Broadcast is often used to ship emergency alerts, similar to extreme climate warnings (e.g., Tsunami, Flash Flood, Earthquake, and so forth), public security messages, evacuation notices and different important info.
“During the testing period, people may receive simulated emergency alerts on their mobile devices. We assure that these alerts are part of the planned testing process and do not indicate an actual emergency. Each test alert will be clearly labeled as a “SAMPLE TESTING MESSAGE” to avoid confusion,” it had added.
