COLOMBO, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Ministry has said it plans to establish disaster warning centers across the island after the country suffered serious floods and landslides in recent years, local media reported Friday.
Minister of Disaster Management Duminda Dissanayake said the centers would be set up to better manage future disasters.
"The concept of Disaster Warning Towers was taken from the Tsunami Warning System, which is currently active in the country. There are around 77 Warning Towers in the coastal areas which we hope to spread out across the country," Dissanayake said.
He said the Warning Towers would be set up using modern technology to collect meteorological data.
"With sophisticated technology, we want to establish a modern disaster warning system and continuous discussions are ongoing in this connection," Dissanayake said.
He said that two doppler radar machines, which provides more accurate weather predictions, would be set up in the country by 2020.