Call Before u Dig mobile app

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About the app-

• It seeks to facilitate coordination between excavation agencies and underground utility owners to prevent damage to utilities due to digging.
• It is an initiative of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications.
• It aims to prevent damage to underlying assets like optical fibre cables that occurs because of uncoordinated digging and excavation, leading to losses of about Rs 3,000 crore every year.
• It will save potential business loss and minimise discomfort to the citizens due to reduced disruption in essential services like road, telecom, water, gas and electricity.
• If the utility owner maps the existing assets using GIS coordinates on the PM GatiShakti NMP platform, then excavators will also be able to know the location of the underground assets
• The CBuD app will connect excavators and asset owners through SMS/Email notifications and click-to-call so that there are planned excavations in the country while ensuring the safety of underground assets.
• It aims to give excavating companies a point of contact, where they can inquire about existing subsurface utilities before starting excavation work. 
• Utility owners can also find out about impending work at the location. 

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