The Ghaziabad Police on Monday launched dial 100 for emergency calls to police. The SSP Deepak Kumar said dial 100 is the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s ambitious project inspired from 911 emergency number of United States of America.
The control room of dial 100 has been established at lucknow where 300 professionals are on wire service to attend the distress calls. Total 3,200 jeeps and 1,600 motorcycles have been attached to the control room across the State. The central control room is equipped with latest technology of internet and telephonic connectivity facility to respond immediately on the calls reaching from all 70 districts of the States. The maximum time limit to respond to the crime spot would be 20 minutes, added the SSP.
The Ghaziabad centre of the centrally controlled dial 100 in lucknow is sanctioned with 64 vehicles to respond to the calls. The 64 vehicles include 39 Innova SUVs and 25 Bolero jeeps. One Inspector, three Sub-Inspectors and 120 Head Constables, 126 Constables and 123 drives have been assigned to this service.
Rakesh Yadav MlC — the chief guest of the event — assisted the SSP to flag off 16 bolero jeeps. A total of 17 jeeps were sent from lucknow to flag off the opening ceremony but one jeep met with an accident.
The remaining 47 vehicles would reach Ghaziabad before January 8, 2017, the scheduled date to launch the control room.