Mohali, Feb. 25 -- Soon, all emergency calls to 112 helpline in Punjab will be handled from a control room in Mohali for which the state government has approved construction of a state-of-the-art building.

The building, which will be constructed on a one-acre land in Sector 89, will have centralised control over statewide emergency calls and will divert calls to the district police or police wing concerned. Records of all 112 calls, the response time and status reports will be maintained here.

"Even if someone from Amritsar dials 112, the call will be connected to the centralised emergency response system in Mohali. The staff will then direct the call to the women's helpline, child helpline, traffic line or a police station, depending o...