Maharashtra police response time for Dial 112 calls falls to 3 minutes
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state leads the country in emergency response speed following technological upgrades.
Maharashtra's average emergency response time under the Dial 112 service has dropped to three minutes, according to ThePrint. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis shared this information on Tuesday during an event at the Pimpri Chinchwad Police Commissionerate in Pune district.
Fadnavis, who also holds the Home portfolio, stated that Maharashtra has become the leading state in India for police response times. He noted that the Pimpri Chinchwad police commissionerate is the fastest in the state and the country.
The Chief Minister attributed the improved speed to digital monitoring and modern technology. He explained that the system creates a digital footprint by recording when a call is received and when officers arrive at the scene, which prevents false claims and allows authorities to assess how callers are treated.
During the inauguration of several modernisation projects, Fadnavis launched an Integrated Command and Control Centre, CCTV surveillance, and an Integrated Traffic Management System. The state provided 65 police vehicles, 350 body-worn cameras, and four drones to the commissionerate.
The Chief Minister also initiated work on new infrastructure, including laying the foundation for a police complex in Pimpri and providing land records for a proposed headquarters at Tathawade. He suggested that artificial intelligence could further assist investigators in their work.