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EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS IN CUDDALORE DISTRICT

Sherine David SA

The Government of Tamil Nadu in association with the United Nations Development Programme is implementing a project that envisages to strengthen and institutionalize the Early Warning System (EWS) in the Tsunami affected coastal districts. This proposed project therefore looks to adopt a strategy of strengthening Early Warning Systems with special emphasis on the delivery of 'understandable' early warnings to the communities at risk.

Dissemination & Communication, and Response Capability are the two components of Early Warning Systems, UNDP is concentrating in this proposed pilot project at Cuddalore District.

As a part of Dissemination & Communication component in the EWS, UNDP-India has proposed to provide 55 loud speakers with sirens for the coastal villages and 15 mobile loud speakers for the 13 block office, EOC and Cuddalore Collectorate in Cuddalore District.

A demonstration was performed yesterday (29th August 2006) to the villagers of Thazhanguda Coastal hamlet in the presence of Mr. Gagandeep Singh Bedi, District Collector, Cuddalore on the usuage of Loud speakers and Sirens, followed by the demonstration on the proposed wireless linked public address system at Collector's camp office.

As per the version of Expert from Kenwood Wireless broadcast system "The system would enable the District Collector to call any or all the coastal wireless radios by a special code and start a special siren warning for a specified period. Upon siren, the DC can announce messages using his wireless radio in his office or his radio from his mobile vehicle from any part of the district to be heard by the entire village. Each village is being provided with a wireless system connected with a powerful amplifier and the speakers mounted on rooftop. This enables the message by the collector being broadcasted in villages enabling them to receive the early warning immediately. Also, provision is given where by village chief can also activate a siren available in the amplifier to get the attraction of the villagers for announcing any emergency/urgent messages"

The District Administration received 54 loud speakers and sirens from UNDP yesterday (29th August 2006) morning and these are likely to be installed before 15th September 2006 in the proposed hamlets (as per the direct instruction by District Collector).

Apart from this, two NGO's - CREED and IGSSS were identified as implementing partners for the Response Capability component of the EWS in coastal and flood prone areas of Cuddalore District. This programme is aiming to provide specialized EWS training to the identified 640 hamlets on multi-hazard disaster.

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