- You can dial '112' from your mobile phone in an emergency and want help from various services like ambulance, fire & rescue, police etc.
- 112 is the common emergency helpline number that can be dialed free of cost launched by Emergency Response Support System (ERSS).
- The benefit of emergency helpline number in various cases like when the phone is locked with a password or where there is no balance.
- Basically, ERSS is an integration of police (100), fire (101), health (108) and women (1090) helpline numbers to provide emergency services through the single number '112'.
- Dial 112 from your phone:
- Press the power button on your smartphone 3 times quickly to activate Panic call
- In case of a feature phone, long press ‘5’ or ‘9’ key to activate Panic call
- Log on to State ERSS website and place your SOS request
- Email SOS alert to State ERC; and
- Use 112 India Mobile App (available in the Google Play Store and Apple store) to activate a panic call to ERC.
Published On : 23 Feb 2019
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