Why government sent ‘Emergency alert: Severe’ text to Jio, BSNL users today

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started testing the emergency cell broadcast technology developed by C-DOT that will alert people at the time of natural disaster, a senior government official said on Thursday.

The sample test message with the title, ‘Emergency alert: Severe’, was sent to subscribers on Jio and BSNL networks on Thursday,.