ERSS for Himachal Pradesh Launched
The Union Home Ministry on November 28 launched Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) for Himachal Pradesh at Mandi.
Highlights
- Himachal Pradesh is the first state to launch pan-India single emergency number ‘112’ under ERSS.
- Under this project, one Emergency Response Centre (ERC) has been established in Shimla along with 12 District Command Centers (DCCs) covering entire State.
- Emergency Response Centre has been integrated with Police (100), Fire (101), Health (108) and Women helpline (1090) Services to provide emergency services via single emergency number - 112.
- The service also includes a ‘112 India’ mobile app integrated with Panic Button of smartphones and ....