The first phase of all-India launch of the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS), which can be accessed through panic buttons in mobile phones, will start from February 19. The project is meant for those in distress, mainly women, so that they can send out distress signals along with their location details to the nearest police control room, by pressing a button in their mobile phones.
It allows users to dial 112 or use the ‘112 India’ app or use the designated panic button on their phones to connect to a single number based emergency services which is linked to police, fire services, health services and other helplines.
Read more of this in a report published in The Indian Express...
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