Bali to Install Six Disaster Warning Towers

I can recall several weeks ago reporting about the installation of Tsunami Warning System already being installed on the beaches in Kuta in anticipation of any future earthquakes and tsunami waves. Bali will install with six disaster warning towers.

The towers are parts of the Tsunami Early Warning System (TEWS) developed by the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency. The six locations selected are Kuta Beach, Seminyak Beach, PetiTenget Beach, Kedonganan Beach, Nusa Dua Beach, Tanjung Benoa Beach and Sanur Beach according to Tempo magazine.

All are in Southern Bali because that is the most dangerous area and another reason being is that Bali is a tourism destination and a densely populated area. It is planned that the construction of the towers will be completed by August this year.

Each tower will be equipped with a Seismological Communication telemetry quake detection system that is continuous real-time and compact and has been owned by BMG since 1990.

Starting this year earthquake detectors in Bali have already been using a digital system called the Fonyx System where all data analysis is executed using special software. Therefore details of earthquakes are known within only a few minutes including the power of the earthquake and the coordinates of the location.

When an earthquake takes place this equipment which is connected to satellites is directly activated and able to provide information regarding the earthquake to the general public as well as sound warning signals on the towers' speakers.

In a period of between five and ten minutes after the earthquake parameters have been identified there will be a confirmation or a cancellation stage.

This means that if an earthquake will definitely will create a tsunami then BMG will confirm this to the public.

However if it is considered that it will not cause a tsunami then this will be announced to the public. The warning systems in addition to alarms or sirens also include recordings.