Emergency App

The Emergency App addresses critical gaps in disaster response infrastructure in Uttarakhand, India, where climate change-induced floods and landslides increasingly threaten vulnerable communities with limited access to real-time emergency information. 

This offline-capable mobile application leverages lightweight AI technology (Gemma 2 LLM) and participatory design principles to provide three essential crisis management functions: 

• an AI-powered chatbot offering multilingual first-aid guidance trained on authoritative medical documents,
• a shelter locator using OpenStreetMap to identify nearby evacuation points, and
• translation capabilities across India's 22 official languages through Sarvam AI integration (in development). 

By prioritizing offline functionality, the app ensures critical information accessibility even when network infrastructure fails during disasters—a fundamental requirement in remote Himalayan regions. 

The application represents a paradigm shift from reactive to proactive disaster management by empowering local communities with actionable, life-saving information at the precise moment connectivity is most compromised, while addressing key leverage points in information flows and self-organization that enable individuals to respond effectively during climate emergencies.