Sagar Vani & India Quake

Ministry of Earth Science launched two mobile apps   ‘India Quake’ for the dissemination of earthquake parameters   ‘Sagar Vani’ to disseminate ocean information and alerts to the user community in a timely manner   Sagar Vani :- It is a software platform where several dissemination modes will be incorporated into a single central The ‘Sagar Vani’ includes Voice Call, Multi Lingual SMS, Audio Advisory, Mobile Apps (User /  Admin modules), Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), GTS, Email, Digital Display Boards, Fax,  IVRS, Radio and Television transmission units, Cloud Channels, etc.   Sagar Vani also has the capability to give access to di"erent stakeholders such as the State Fisheries department, NGOs, Disaster Management Authorities, and others so that they also shall be able to  further circulate these alerts and ocean information to the community of users.   This ‘Sagar Vani’ system matches servers used in the developed countries in terms of delivery speed and omni channel capabilities. It is also high on diversity of services. The services will be dispersed in  local languages.   The fisheries and aquaculture production contributes around 1% to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and over 5% to the agricultural GDP   ESSO-Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) under Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) provides ocean information services HQ – Hyderabad   Founded – 1999     Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ)   Tsunami Early Warning System (TEWS)   Ocean State Forecast (OSF)   Ocean Observation Group (OOG) - measure and monitor the surface temperature and salinity of the upper 2000 meters of the ocean.  

India Quake :-

The Mobile App is developed by the National Centre for Seismology launches   It is an App for Earthquake Parameter Dissemination (location, time and magnitude) after the occurrence of earthquakes.   It will aid in decreasing alarm and panic amid people during an earthquake. For example, if an earthquake occurs in Hindukush region which is in Afghanistan but is intensely felt in Haryana, then  the people residing in Haryana will know within minutes that the disaster has really happened in  Afghanistan and not in Haryana.

O-Smart ::

Umbrella scheme “Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART)” of Ministry of Earth Sciences   Time period from 2017-18 to 2019-20 at an overall cost of Rs.1623 crore.   The scheme encompasses a total of 16 sub-projects addressing ocean development activities such as Services, Technology, Resources, Observations and Science.   The services rendered under the O-SMART will provide economic benefits to a number of user communities in the coastal and ocean sectors, namely, fisheries, o"shore industry, coastal states, Defence,  Shipping, Ports etc.   Sustainable Development Goal-14, aims to conserve use of oceans, marine resources for sustainable   This scheme (O-SMART) also provide necessary scientific and technological background required for implementation of various aspects of Blue Economy.   The State of Art Early Warning Systems established under the O-SMART Scheme will help in e"ectively dealing with ocean disasters like Tsunami, storm surges. The technologies being developed under this  Scheme will help in harnessing the vast ocean resources of both living and non-living resources from the  seas around India.

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