Telephone directory is an important information service in our daily lives. In emergency, it is difficult to get the contact details of an officer in time. Moreover, it is a cumbersome task to maintain their present contact numbers and email ids, which are changed frequently. The district directory listing the mobile numbers (personal/ Official), landline numbers, WhatsApp numbers and email IDs of officials with search facility will be useful for all ,especially in emergency situation. The mobile District Directory (mDD) solves the purpose for the district. One can search the details by filtering the department, designation and office using the search facility for quicker selection. This app also has the direct dialling facility to avoid the manual interaction of noting down the required number and type that number into the dialler. By clicking the selected number, it will directly copy the selected number into the dialler. By clicking the whatsapp number, the app redirects to WhatsApp for chat with that number. Likewise, when the searched email address is clicked, this app redirects to the compose option of the email facility by automatically filling the ‘From’ and ‘To’ addresses. If more than one mail client applications are available on the phone, one can select the suitable email client for redirection to the respective mail client app to compose the mail.
The mobile District Directory (mDD) app has been developed on G2G & G2C basis and implemented in Pudukkottai district, Tamilnadu.