Chandigarh: For police assistance, people in Punjab can dial a common emergency number \'112\', which was launched on 4 December on trial basis under the Centre\'s nationwide emergency response system (NERS) project.
\r\nDesigned on the lines of 911 operational in the USA. Under the project, \'112\' will be the single common number for help during emergency situations. All other emergency numbers like 100 for police, 101 for fire brigade and 102 for ambulance will be replaced by the common number. |