Govt prioritises for lightning safety

BSS :

Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Faruk E AzamBir Pratik has said the government has attached priority on an ‘early warning system’ to make people aware about their safety during thunderbolts. “Lightning occurs naturally. We are trying to inform the people through an early warning system to let them know when and where thunderbolts will strike,” he told BSS.
The adviser said the death and injuries of the poor people due to lightning is unexpectedly rising. “If the poor people become victims of lightning strikes, they should be compensated,” he observed. Faruk E Azam said the government is working how to reach farmers and common people with an early warning system of lightning through mobile phones as farmers no longer go to the fields with radios and TVs.