Tsunami early warning system by September

 
An early warning system about tsunami and storms in the Indian Ocean will be functional in Hydrabad by September, said a Senior Union Home Ministry official at a national conference on disaster management convened here to review monsoon preparedness. Being set up at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services in Hydrabad, the system will generate and issue timely and reliable warnings. The Department of Ocean Development is the nodal agency to set up the tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean said Secretrey (Border Management) in the Union Home Ministry U.N.Panjiar.

Mr.Panjiar called upon the States to introduce systems to facilitate quick information management during natural calamities and to alert authorities concerned during disasters. The State should also set up their own search and rescues teams, which should be given specialized training and necessary equipment. These teams could cater for the needs of other States also during crisis.
(The Hindu, 24th April 2007)