Uttar Pradesh government has started a new Aapda Prahari Mobile App (उत्तर प्रदेश आपदा प्रहरी ऍप) for people. This new UP Aapda Prahari App will minimise incidents of people getting killed due to lightning and other weather related disasters. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched this integrated early warning system app on 24 July 2020. The Aapada Prehri App is now available to download from google play store for android smartphone holders.
The new web based mobile app will help in strengthening relief management network in the UP state. CM mentioned that most of the deaths due to weather related mishapps could have been prevented.
The lives of people could be saved if govt. has taken recourse to technology earlier, using available weather information to warn people against inclement weather beforehand.
UP Aapda Prahari Mobile App Download from Google Playstore (Android)
CM Yogi Adityanath has mentioned on his twitter handler "मुख्यमंत्री श्री @myogiadityanath जी ने आज अपने सरकारी आवास पर आपदा पूर्व चेतावनी तथा राहत प्रबन्धन हेतु विकसित वेब बेस्ड एप्लीकेशन्स-‘इंटीग्रेटेड अर्ली वार्निंग सिस्टम’ तथा ‘ऑनलाइन बाढ़ कार्य योजना मॉड्यूल’ एवं ‘आपदा प्रहरी’ एप का लोकार्पण किया।". The integrated early warning system will issue warnings about the weather and lightning based on the Met department's satellite predictions. आपदा प्रहरी App download link available at https://rahat.up.nic.in/ portal which is specified below:-
How Early Warning Weather Forecast App Works
The Aapda Prahari or "guard against disaster" app will be used by the relief commissioner's office to connect directly with farmers. Using a citizens login, farmers and other people will be able to get immediate information about a disaster, including photographs.
The online flood management work module will contain information pertaining to relief work during floods. It will identify flood checks, relief camps, disaster management control rooms among others. All information pertaining to floods in any district will be made available on this app.
A citizens dashboard will also be made available under the citizens corner on the relief commissioner office website. Using this, people will be able to get information on their nearest relief camps, relief offices and other facilities being provided by the government.
Early Warning Weather Forecast App will send an automatic SMS alert and whatsapp messages to about 54,000 gram pradhans, 24,000 lekhpals 1.59 lakh anganwadi workers, 1.51 lakh ASHAworkers and 35 police personnel.
Data is taken from link - https://up.nic.in/news/launch-of-aapda-prahari-app-by-honble-chief-minister-uttar-pradesh/
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