Bokaro will soon join with a pan-India network of single emergency helpline number ‘112’ on which immediate assistance can be sought by anyone in distress, said P Murugan SP Bokaro.
“We are at work and hope service would be started in the first week of March,” added the SP.
On the directive of Police Headquarter Ranchi, a training session related with ‘dial-112’ was organised on Monday at SP office auditorium. The CDSC experts from Ranchi Sandeep Kumar, Sanjeev and Vikash Kumar imparted training to Koyalanchal region’s police officials, he said.
The ‘dial-112’ the helpline is an integration of police (100), fire (101) and women (1090) helpline numbers and the project is being implemented under the Central Government’s Nirbhaya Fund. The single number for emergency services is similar to ‘911’ in the United States, informed an official.
Besides dialing 112, one can access services also through SMS, email as well as through the website too. Its’ application is also available at Google Play Store which is technically very sound and would also be connected with police PCR vans for immediate help, he said.
The Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) envisages a single pan-India emergency number ‘112’, which is an internationally recognised number, to target all types of emergencies.
A panic button is already provided on all mobile phones, which on activation will trigger an emergency call to ‘112’. The Emergency Response Centre (ERCs), being set up by the States and UTs, can receive panic signal via voice call to ‘112’, email requests on state ERSS website or the ‘112’ mobile application, said the official.
