Met office, Ncell tie up for better early warning systems

This includes alerts for floods, flash floods, rainfall, thunderstorms, wind gusts, landslides, avalanches, snowfall, heatwaves, cold weather, forest fires, air pollution and tornados, the telecommunication company said.

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) and telecommunication company Ncell have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strengthening communication for the early warning system (EWS) by expanding the coverage in both hydrological and meteorological disasters.