India’s tsunami early warning system one of the best
By IANSFriday, September 3, 2010
NEW DELHI - India’s tsunami early warning system is one of the best in the world and, in case of a disaster, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is ready to contain the damage, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan said Friday.
“The project, which will give an early warning before the advent of tsunamis, is one of the best in the world and NDMA’s aim will be to properly co-ordinate the relief work, like the food and medical supplies, and contain the damage as much as possible,” Chavan told reporters here after releasing the national disaster management guidelines on management of tsunamis, organised by the NDMA.
He also said that there is need to identify false alarms apart from expanding the scope of the system to areas like Australia and Indonesia.
“The work of protecting the vast 7,500 km coastline of India is huge, but we’re making sure that every district and every village is eventually equipped with multiple, parallel warning systems,” Chavan said.
Chavan said the ministries are in talks with the human resource development ministry to introduce disaster management as a part of study curriculum in schools and colleges across the country.
He also said that more efforts will be put in to prepare the country to meet disasters like terrorist attacks, floods and nuclear disasters.
