An all-party meeting in Idukki has decided to revamp the present SMS alert system to inform the people of the movements of wild elephants in forest fringes, District Collector Sheeba George has said.
An all-party meeting held in Munnar and presided over by Devikulam MLA A. Raja decided to revamp the a local SMS system, especially in Munnar.
A senior Forest department official said that the department would include more persons in the SMS alert system. “Presently, the message alert is issued from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. From next week, the alert will be issued from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. as well. In addition, the messages will be sent in Malayalam, English, and Tamil,” said the official.
