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Odisha Coastal Disaster Alert System
November 3 , 2018
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- The Odisha government launched the Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS), the first-of-its-kind technology in India.
- It will simultaneously warn coastal communities and fisherfolk about impending cyclone and tsunami through siren towers.
- Sirens will go off from 122 towers installed along the 480-km-long coast of the State if a button is pressed in the State emergency centre in Bhubaneswar.
- It is a collaborative effort of the Central and State governments and it has been implemented under the assistance of World Bank.
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