To avail themselves of the SMS based Cyclone Alert/Warning System, people in India will have to register with the Indian Meteorological Department's official website.
But as of today, the cyclone-warning system will be available to the public at large.
"The SMS-based weather alert system is a component of the 'Digital India Programme' which is a flagship programme of the government with a vision to transform our country into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy," Harsh Vardhan, India's Union Minister of Earth Science was quoted on Thursday as saying by The Times of India.
The release also noted that in developing weather forecast and warning services the Indian Meteorological Department has used the latest equipment and technology.
