what is emergency alert by govt of india

The Indian government has implemented a "Cell Broadcast Alert System" to provide real-time disaster alerts to citizens during scenarios like tsunamis, floods, earthquakes, and more. The system aims to enhance public safety and provide timely alerts during emergencies. The government initiated this effort to guarantee the widespread and timely dissemination of crucial emergency information. The emergency alerts are sent to a random sample of smartphones across India, and it causes users phones to emit a loud beep and display a flash message that reads "emergency alert: severe". The alerts are part of a system that the government is testing to gauge the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency alert broadcasting capabilities of the systems in place, of various Mobile Operators and Cell Broadcast Systems. The message is initially labelled as “Emergency alert: Extreme” and is delivered in both English and Hindi. It conveys that it is a sample testing message sent through the Cell Broadcasting System by the Department of Telecommunication, Government of India, and no action is required from the users end. The emergency alert system is designed to inform the public about potential threats such as tsunamis, flash floods, and earthquakes in a timely manner.