Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched Dial 112, an Emergency Response Support System (ERSS), which will help them with their emergency needs like police, fire service, health, disaster, and any other emergency in times of distress. Due to the COVID-19 protocol, the event was held through video conferencing.
While dedicating the ERSS Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik stated that citizens can dial from now on only a single number 112 for all their emergency needs. He also thanked State Police for this initiative and said that this single-number service will be very beneficial for all, especially women and elderly persons. Later he urged the people to work for the safety, dignity, and welfare of all by providing faster, prompter, and immediate response during emergency and distress.
Along with the emergency number CM Patnaik also inaugurated the state-of-the-art State Emergency Response Centre (SERC) and flagged off the Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) fitted with Mobile Data Terminals. This will help to provide around-the-clock service with a facility of receiving inputs from various voice and data services such as voice calls, SMS, emails, panic-SOS requests, and even web requests through a specially created 112 India App.
The Emergency Response Centre has been digitally connected to 34 District Coordination Centres (DCCs) at the district level and suitably located ERVs. CM Patnaik further requested thee, people, to download the 112 India Mobile App and register themselves as 112 Volunteers to help others in their locality during any distress.
Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, Development Commissioner P.K. Jena, ACS Home, Principal Secretary Women & Child Development, senior officers of the Home Department were also present during the event.
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