India’s own single emergency number 112 to be operational from Jan 1: Report
The country's own 911-like single emergency number '112' will be operational throughout India from January 1, following an approval from the Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The single emergency number will be linked with various emergency services.All existing emergency numbers such as police (100), fire brigade (101), ambulance (102) and Emergency Disaster Management (108), will be phased out within a year of rolling out 112, depending upon the... Read More