Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday, 19 February, propelled crisis number ‘112’, a skillet India system of the single crisis helpline on which quick help can be looked for by individuals.
Amarinder Singh said this framework would be very helpful for individuals in trouble circumstances, particularly ladies and other defenseless areas of the general public, as there would be huge improvement in police reaction to calls amid such circumstances. It would additionally improve the general security condition in state and would likewise help in anticipation of wrongdoing, he included.
Emergency Number 112
Here is all you have to think about the recently propelled Emergency Response Support System: Like the ‘911’ in the US, the single number for different crisis administrations is as a rule step by step took off the nation over. The ‘112’ helpline will supplant police helpline number (100) in two months.
It is an integration of police (100), fire (101) and women (1090) helpline numbers. The health helpline (108) will be integrated with it soon.
Funds to the tune of Rs 9.28 crore have been allocated by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to Punjab state for the project. Of this, Rs 3 crore was released in March 2018 for the first phase of the project and Rs 5.21 crore allotted for the purchase of Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs).
Emergency Number for India
With the fully automated and computerised facility, each call will be recorded, leading to improved police support/response to any crisis or distress situation, a Punjab government spokesperson told IANS. “Initially, the aim is to achieve a response time of 10-12 minutes to any call, which will be brought down to 8 minutes in 6-8 months,” he said. The National Emergency Response System Building will come up on Punjab government-owned land at Sector-89 in Mohali.
Emergency Number for all Indians
All calls to ‘112’ from across Punjab will land at the Central Call Taking Centre, located at Punjab Police Housing Corporation Building, Phase-VII, Mohali, and the same would further be routed to 12 dispatch centres situated in Rupnagar, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Bathinda, Sangrur and Patiala.
