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The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) initiated the Common Alert Protocol (CAP) on May 24 and May 25, and over 3.87 crore alerts were in West Bengal, 2.43 crore in Odisha and 36.4 lacs in Andhra Pradesh. In addition, for the first time Voice Alert Messages were also sent using Outbound Dialler (OBD) infrastructure.

The government on Wednesday said there was the minimal impact of the cyclone on telecom infrastructure and the networks were extensively used to alert people in local languages to reduce damages. Telecom secretary Anshu Prakash told PTI that it was the first time voice messages were used to reach out to people in local languages and alert them about the cyclone Yaas threat. "This is the first time voice alerts were sent to people in their local language, which should have had an impact. Tele...