The Odisha Government has won the prestigious Technology Sabha Awards for its ‘Early Warning Dissemination System’ (EWDS).
The EWDS has been chosen under the Unified Communications category for the Technology Sabha Awards instituted by the Indian Express group.
The awards function will be held from August 8 to 10 at Crowne Plaza, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
The EWDS is the first-of-its-kind automatic public address system in the country. The system helps warn people residing along the coast from the State headquarters through loud sirens from towers installed at as many as 122 locations in the event of occurrence of natural disasters like cyclone.
The system has helped the State protect the lives of lakhs of people during Cyclone Fani in May this year.