Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has launched the first-of-its-kind earthquake early warning application, named Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert.
Highlights:
The app has been developed through IIT Roorkee, in association with Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA).
Initially, this app was launched as a pilot venture solely by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, for the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. The mission concept was addition extended by the Uttarakhand Government.
The Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert is Indias first earthquake early warning app for notifying human beings about earthquake alerts.
Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) app can observe the onset of the earthquake and issue warnings concerning an earthquake incidence in the neighbourhood and the expected time of arrival and intensity at the area to forestall any loss of life.