Uttarakhand is the first state to launch the ‘Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alarm’ earthquake alert app.
The software was introduced on Wednesday by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and is available for download on both Android and iOS platforms.
The Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority and the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee collaborated on the app.
This software will send out early warning messages to users prior to the earthquake, as well as assist in locating those who became trapped during the earthquake and alerting the appropriate authorities.
“Uttarakhand is an earthquake-prone state and hence this app will help the authorities to carry out the rescue operations during the earthquake,” said Mr. Dhami during the app launch.
Mr. Dhami further gave direction to the officials to raise awareness about this application among the people and to make a short film on this app to show it in schools and other places to create awareness.
He also gave various suggestions to the authorities concerned to add some features in the app like, alerting the people who do not have any smartphone and different modes of alerting for different situations.
Disaster Management Minister Dhan Singh Rawat, Dr. S.S. Sandhu, Chief Secretary, and various other officials were also present during the launch.
