ibnlive » India  Mar 16, 2013 at 12:27am IST  India to get
single emergency number, says TRAI  New Delhi: Public comments
have been invited on making 100 or 108 as the single number for
the entire country for various emergencies like fire or medical
or accidents. At present, there are different numbers for
different types of emergencies, like 100 for police and 101 for
fire.  Different countries around the world has single digit
emergency numbers like 911 in USA, 999 in UK and 000 in
Australia. Releasing the consultation paper on "Universal Single
Number Based Integrated Emergency Communication and Response
System (IECRS), Trai has sought comments if 100 or 108 should be
set as the emergency number".  "In India, number 100 which is
reserved for calling Police services is very popular. This makes
100 a suitable candidate for the choice of single number for
IECRS," Trai said. However, 108 emergency service managed by
EMRI (Emergency Management and Research Institute) across more
than ten states is becoming popu