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Delhi Police to Set up 112 Equivalent To USA’s 911

[New Delhi]Delhi Police to Set up 112 Equivalent To USA’s 911
Delhi police to set up new control room for phone no 112
Delhi Police is in the process of setting up a separate control room for handling calls on phone number 112, which will be India’s equivalent of 911 of the USA’s all-in-one emergency services.
Sources said top Delhi Police officials are looking at logistical requirements for the new helpline and a place where the control room can be set up.
“The police control room is located at the police headquarters in ITO area but The new control room will be coming up somewhere at Haiderpur,” said a senior police officer.
The 112 emergency helpline will be the go-to solution for availing all kinds of emergency services like fire control and ambulances.
The Ministry of Home Affairs is monitoring the implementation of the proposed service and every state has been given necessary funds. Sources said Delhi has received Rs 12 crore for rolling out 112 emergency helpline.
Delhi Police will soon be inviting tenders for buying hardware required,
Police receives 26,000-27,000 calls everyday. In the normal process,
Out of the 27,000 calls that the PCR unit handles daily, almost 40 % are blank calls.
“There are close to 11,000 blank calls or repeat calls.