DoT soon to launch service to alert people through SMS about emergency events in Jammu and Kashmir

People in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will soon have ‘new safety messaging’ with ‘warning sounds’ and ‘auto-readout alerts’ to warn them about emergency situations, an official said.

The feature is the consequence of a Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS), successfully conducted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently.

‘The tests have been conducted. These trials have resulted in a unique alert system that differentiates itself from the regular SMS tones… It has a separate tone, not a normal SMS tone. The audio is high,’ Additional Director General (ADG) Telecom, Jammu & Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Surendra told PTI.