The government has sent emergency warning or cell broadcast messages to mobile phones across the country to alert the general public during disasters such as floods, earthquakes or cyclones. Earlier it was said that this system will continue to run regularly in the future. However, emergency messages have been temporarily stopped. National Disaster Management Authority (NDM) on Saturday–A has officially announced the discontinuation of this particular service.
In a notification issued on Saturday, the National Disaster Management Authority said that emergency alert messages have been sent to everyone’s smartphones as an early warning of disasters. But from now these messages will not come to people’s phones. The service has been temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure. The government has also clarified that services will not be resumed until further orders.
Emergency messages are sent to everyone’s phones to warn the general public before a disaster or any major danger. The cell broadcast system suddenly sounds a loud alert on the phone and users are immediately alerted. A few days ago, early warning of heavy thunder, hail and storm was sent through the system in North India. Best of all, the phone didn’t need an internet connection to receive this message. The message is easily reached with weak networks and even if the phone does not have a SIM card, the early warning went to the phone It allowed people to be alerted in advance, but that service has now been discontinued.