Kawacham siren system in Kerala

Kerala Mapping

The "KaWaCHaM" siren system in Kerala is an advanced disaster warning system that uses sirens and strobe lights to alert the public to extreme weather events like heavy rainfall, strong winds, and sea surge. Launched by the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, the project involves installing 126 sirens on tall buildings and schools, which are equipped with loudspeakers and lights to broadcast warnings and information about safety precautions up to 1.2 km away.

How to map siren system

A node can be added. The following tags can also be used:

• emergency=siren
• siren:purpose=tornado
• siren:type=electronic
• direction=90;180
• location=roof
• manufacturer=Kerala State Disaster Management Authority
• manufacturer:wikidata=*
• siren:model=E-Class [1]
• support=roof

There are a total of 126 anganwadis across the state of Kerala

Website:-

1. Sites selected for deployment of sirens and strobe lights (36 BSNL Towers). PDF
2. Sites selected for deployment of sirens and strobe lights (47 Govt Buildings). PDF

Overpass link to query data:- https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/2fwQ

Thiruvananthapuram

SL No	Name of the selected site	E	N	Mapping status
1	Govt. U. P. S. Pozhiyoor	77.09249	8.300517
2	Govt. V. H. S. S. Poovar	77.069951	77.069951