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Wireless Emergency Alert: The Government of India has introduced a wireless emergency system to alert citizens during disasters and emergency situations. This system sends alerts through mobile towers using cell broadcast technology. You receive this alert on your phone as an SMS, pop-up or sound notification. Even if your phone is SIM free or data is not activated, you will receive emergency alerts in case of any disaster or emergency.

Emergency mobile alerts are a way to get emergency information in your area. Emergency mobile alerts are sent to your mobile in case of earthquake, flood, landslide etc. There is no need to download any separate app for this. This feature is already present in Android phones. All you have to do is turn it on.

What is Wireless Emergency Alert?

• The Government of India in collaboration with the Department of Telecommunications has launched a new initiative called Wireless Emergency Alert System.
• The system is designed to alert citizens about natural disasters and emergency situations.
• This is part of the emergency notification system, under which the government already alerts people using SMS and public address system.
• A wireless emergency alert system works by using cell broadcast technology.
• Through this technology, the government can send alert notifications directly to people's mobile phones via mobile towers.

Some special advantages of this system

• This system helps to alert people about a natural disaster or emergency situation as early as possible.
• Message to multiple people at once: This system can reach people who do not have a smartphone or internet connection. This means that emergency alerts can be received even through normal feature phones.
• Emergency alerts do not require a SIM in the phone.
• Wireless emergency alerts can play a vital role in protecting citizens from natural disasters and emergency situations.

How do I turn on emergency alerts on my phone?

Phase 1: In Android phones, you will find the Wireless Emergency Alert option by going to Settings and 'Security and emergency'. You have to go to the phone settings to check if this feature is enabled in the phone or not.

Phase 2: Open your Android smartphone's Settings.

step 3: Then scroll down and tap on the Security & Emergency option.

Step 4 : Now you will see the option of Wireless Emergency Alert here.

Step 5: Here check if the Emergency Alert toggle is turned on. If it is off, turn it on.

Step 6: If it is on, check whether all types of alerts are enabled or not? This includes Extreme Threat, Critical Threat (the government is currently testing it), Amber Alert, Test Alert, and Area Update Broadcast. If all these alerts are not on, you can enable all of them to receive emergency alerts.