Nagaland to soon have early warning system
Nagaland is set to enhance its disaster preparedness with the installation of an Early Warning System (EWS) to provide timely alerts for natural calamities
- DIMAPUR — Nagaland is set to enhance its
disaster preparedness with the installation of an Early Warning System (EWS) to
provide timely alerts for natural calamities.
- The initiative follows a request from Rajya Sabha MP
Phangnon Konyak, to which Union Minister of State, Dr. Jitendra Singh,
responded with immediate support, a DIPR report stated.
- Phangnon expressed gratitude to Dr. Jitendra Singh for his
prompt response to the request, acknowledging the significance of this
initiative for the people of Nagaland.
- The Early Warning System (EWS) will play a crucial role in
earthquake monitoring and early warnings; extreme weather warnings, including
heatwaves, cold waves, heavy rainfall, and floods; lightning and thunderstorm
alerts; landslide early warnings, and other timely alerts for disaster
preparedness and mitigation.
- “Given Nagaland’s vulnerability to natural disasters, this
EWS will be instrumental in safeguarding lives and properties by ensuring
better preparedness and response measures,” it stated.
