While earthquakes are devastating when they hit a region, early warnings about an upcoming tremor can help people take the necessary actions to protect themselves and their loved ones. With this in mind, IIT Roorkee has developed a mobile app that can detect early signs of earthquakes and deliver warnings to Android and iOS smartphone users.
मुख्यमंत्री ने सचिवालय में उत्तराखण्ड भूकंप अलर्ट’’ एप का शुभारम्भ किया। राज्य आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण, आपदा प्रबंधन विभाग एवं भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, रूड़की के सौजन्य से बनाये गये इस एप के माध्यम से भूकम्प से पूर्व चेतावनी मिल जायेगी।उत्तराखण्ड यह एप बनाने वाला पहला राज्य है pic.twitter.com/LfWndxgm7Z
Coming to the working of the mobile app, it uses a system called the Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system, which is a real-time earthquake information system. The said system can detect the early signs of a potential earthquake and issue warnings much before it hits a region.
Coming to the availability of the mobile app, Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert is available for both iOS and Android. It was initially launched as a pilot project by the Ministry of Earth Sciences for the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Following the app’s success in detecting early signs of the earthquake, the EEW project was further extended by the Uttarakhand government.
Speaking about the mobile app, the director of IIT-Roorkee Ajit K Chaturvedi said, “I take immense pride in sharing that IIT-R has designed an Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) mobile app, for timely dissemination of information regarding an earthquake occurrence in the neighborhood and the expected time of arrival and the intensity at the location to prevent any loss of life.”
