{
  "id": 7473945,
  "title": "C-DOT developing interactive disaster alerts for mobile users",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/c-dot-developing-interactive-disaster-alerts-for-mobile-users",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-15T04:23:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/disaster-alert-c-dot-ai-artificial-intelligence-ndma-national-disaster-management-authority-101789441376114.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), India's telecom research and development organisation, is developing an interactive disaster alert system for mobile users. The existing Cell Broadcast System (CBS) allows authorities to send location-based alerts to mobile phones in less than 10 seconds, but C-DOT is enhancing the system to allow users to communicate their status back to authorities. This two-way communication will enable users to mark themselves as safe, request evacuation, or seek medicines during a disaster. C-DOT CEO Rajkumar Upadhyay highlighted that this system would provide authorities with a real-time picture of those in need of assistance, potentially saving lives during emergency situations. The voice-based facility, which will work across multiple Indian languages, is expected to be operational first, while the two-way functionality may take at least a year to develop.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}