New Delhi, April 27 -- Raising awareness about natural disasters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to use the mobile phone application 'Sachet' launched by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), which he said can help them avoid getting caught in a natural disaster.

The app provides real-time geo-tagged early warning alerts of disasters.

"The most important thing in dealing with any natural disaster is your alertness. You can now get help in this alertness from a special APP on your mobile. This APP can save you from getting trapped in any natural disaster and its name too is 'Sachet',"PM Modi said in his 'Mann ki Baat' address.

"Be it flood, cyclone, land-slide, tsunami, forest fire, avalanche, storm, hu...