Emergency no. 112 to be introduced in March 2019
Posted on: 15/Dec/2018 11:29:11 AM
The central government’s plan of introducing a unique emergency call number 112 throughout the country is being introduced in Tamil Nadu.
There are many such emergency numbers available for the public:
- Police – 100
- Ambulance -108
- Help for children - 1098
- Help for Senior Citizens – 1253
- Fire-fighting – 101
However, this has led to some confusion among the public. Further, BSNL which undertakes the services has to meet considerable expenses apart from deployment of personnel.
Hence, the central government has now decided to introduce one common unique number for emergency calls throughout the country.
The above service, ‘112’, is set to be introduced in Tamil Nadu in March. The higher officials of the office of the DGP explained in this regard that for emergency calls, the number 911 is used in the USA. ‘112’; is used in Australia and other countries. This single number can answer to all requirements. Help will come forth. In a similar fashion, the central government planned to adopt the unique emergency number throughout the country,
In Tamil Nadu, 100 is used for Police, and mobile Apps have been introduced for women safety ’Kavalan-SOS’, and ‘Kavalan Dial 100’. A special computerized central service centre has been set up in Chennai Egmore for this service at a cost of Rs. 11.43 Crores. Presently, the emergency calls made for ‘112’’ are also being handled here. The facility to call ‘112’ is possible even when there is no SIM card in the cell phone or even if there is no signal. The call may be made to ‘112’. Or, even by pressing the Power Button 3 times. In an ordinary cell phone, even if the numbers 5 or 8 are pressed continuously, the call will land in the central control room.
The service of ‘112’ is set to be implemented in Tamil Nadu in March 2019.
