State-of-the-art Disaster Early Warning System launched

A state of the art Disaster Early Warning System was launched under the auspices of President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the President’s Office today (19) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Disaster Management Centre, Sri Lanka Telecommunication Regulatory Commission and major telephone service providers including SLT Mobitel, Hutch, Dialog and Airtel.

The sophisticated disaster early warning system which has been designed to promptly issue an early warning in the form of a distinctive “Ring Tone” notification accompanied by a siren sound to ensure the safety and well-being of Sri Lankan citizens.

A public rollout of the system is scheduled for “National Security Day” on December 26, 2023

Director General of the Disaster Management Centre Major General S. Ranasinghe (Retired) and Director General of the Sri Lanka Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Madhushanka Dissanayake, were the signatories to the MoU while notable stakeholders, including Group Chief Executive Officer of Dialog Axiata  Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Telecom Janaka R. Abeysinghe, Chief Executive Officer of Bharti Airtel Lanka  Ashish Chandra, Chief Operating Officer of Mobitel Pvt. Ltd.  Sudarshan Giganage and Acting Chief Executive Officer of Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka Pvt. Ltd Samitra Gupta were actively involved in the signing ceremony.