The project had to be put on hold in December after the police received a huge number of blank callsAfter a six-month hiatus, the Delhi Police have restarted its ambitious helpline project, 112, similar to the American 911 all-in-one emergency service. The project had to be put on hold in December after the police received a huge number of blank calls. In fact, the number of blank calls was seven times the number of genuine calls. The Delhi Police had started the process to separate 112 from 100 on July 24, by tying up with various telecom service providers. "The 112 helpline is being operated separately from the 100 number, so that we can determine the number of blank calls.

Source: dna August 07, 2017 03:00 UTC