TNPSC Thervupettagam

India's first automatic coastal warning for disasters

January 20 , 2018 2354 days 928 0
  • India’s first automatic Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) will be commissioned by March 2018 in Odisha.
  • The Early Warning Dissemination System is a first-of-its-kind automatic public address system in the country.
  • The EWDS will be commissioned in Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Puri districts and would be directly controlled from the Special Relief Commissioner's office.
  • The project will be implemented under the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) with assistance from world bank.

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