Ncell, DHM Sign Mou to Send SMS Alert on Risks of Flood and Landslides

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Ncell, DHM Sign Mou to Send SMS Alert on Risks of Flood and Landslides

July 25: Ncell customers residing in flood and landslides prone areas will now receive early warning alerts of possible flood and landslides in their areas through SMS. Ncell signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) for the early warning/alerts system on July 22.

 Simon Perkins, managing director of Ncell and Dr. Rishi Ram Sharma, director general of the DHM signed the MoU for collaboration for the early warning. According to the agreement, Ncell will henceforth provide forecasting and early warning information about risks of flood and landslides through mass SMS to the people living in the downstream of West Rapti, Narayani, Kankai and Koshi.
 
Under the MoU, depending upon the situation, DHM will provide SMS content to Ncell and the company will send SMS to the people living in those areas. DHM will trigger the messaging based on water level in rivers, following which Ncell will immediately send early warning SMS. The text will be sent from short code number 1155 to the customers living in the disaster prone areas based on the real time situation.
 
It is informed that after receiving message about the water level crossing danger level, people can move to government-designated safe locations with their belongings. As soon as water level returns to normal, SMS alert will again be sent to inform them that there is no immediate risk. 
 
Ncell joined hands with the DHM for the implementation of early warning system as a part of its corporate social responsibility. According to Perkins, the flow of SMS to customers before occurrence of flood and landslide will contribute in saving human lives and reduce loss of property. Similarly, Dr. Sharma, DHM Director General said, “This collaboration with Ncell will help make people living in the risk prone areas to be pre-informed and remain safe. It is a good initiative. We will continue to add more locations in coming days. A total of 42 areas in the downstream of various rivers have been included as disaster prone locations and depending upon the risks of flood and landslides.”

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