<p>Uttarakhand government became the first state to launch an earthquake alert app named ‘Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert’. The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami on Aug 4 launched the app for Android as well as for iOS platforms. This app has been jointly created by the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority, Disaster Management Department and Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.</p>