112 proposed as India's single emergency number

April 07, 2015 20:59

A single number '112' should be used for all emergency phone calls across the country including for police, fire and ambulance, telecom regulator Trai proposed on Tuesday.

Similar to the '911' all-in-one emergency service in the US, the government can integrate all existing emergency numbers such as 100, 101, 102 and 108 into the proposed '112' helpline number, Trai said in its recommendations on emergency number.

"Authority recommends that the number 112 be adopted as the single emergency number for India. This new number may be popularised extensively through a public awareness campaign by the Government," Trai said.

The regulator suggested existing emergency numbers such as 100, 101, 102 and 108 can be retained as secondary numbers. If any call is made to these numbers, the call should be directed to the new single emergency number 112, the Trai said.

People will be able to make calls on 112 from their mobile or landline phones even if their outgoing call facility has been debarred or the service is temporarily suspended.

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