About Integrated Alert System (SACHET):
- It is a disaster early warning platform envisioned by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to provide real-time geo-targeted alerts to citizens.
- It was developed by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier R&D center of the Department of Telecom.
- It is based on the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) recommended by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- It integrates multiple stakeholders to bridge communication gaps and employs multiple technologies, including SMS, Cell Broadcast, Mobile App, TV, Radio, Social Media, RSS Feed, Browser Notification, and Satellite, for enabling effective communication and ensuring last-mile reachability.
- This system is already operational in all States and Union Territories (UTs) of India and sends various disaster- or emergency- related alerts through SMS to mobiles of citizens affected in a particular geo-targeted area.
- Users can receive alerts for their current location or subscribe to any state/district in India to receive alert notifications.
- The SACHET mobile app provides warnings from authorized Government sources and authorities to warn the public of a possible disaster situation.
- Furthermore, the app provides weather reports and forecasts from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) for day-to-day weather updates.
