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By Hasan Suroor
LONDON, MARCH 30. An early global warning system against natural disasters such as the tsunami has been mooted by the British Government, and the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, is expected to push it at the forthcoming summit of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrialised countries to be held in Scotland under his chairmanship. Media reports say that the summit, to which India has also been invited along with China, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa, will be urged to commit itself to plans for an international "alarm network'' aimed at reducing the devastating impact of disasters such as tsunami, earthquakes and volcanoes. According to The Times, a panel headed by the Government's chief scientist David King has already drawn up a blueprint for Mr Blair to present at the summit. Mr Blair reportedly commissioned the plans after last year's tsunami disaster, which killed more than 200,000 people in South-East Asia. Professor King said that this was the right moment to press the idea. "We have to set up an early warning system which has no boundaries, covering all physical and natural hazards: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and near-Earth objects,'' he told the newspaper underlining the need for "good, current, up-to-date advice'' from scientists to prepare Governments for natural calamities. "Because the public are so sensitised to the issue... this is the moment to put in not just an Indian Ocean tsunami early warning system, but something that is global,'' he said. Professor King believed that since the G-8 summit would also be attended by a number of developing countries, it would be the "perfect venue'' to seek support for the project. The nearly £100-million programme would involve setting up sophisticated monitoring devices to track a range of natural phenomena.
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