UP-100: State wide integrated emergency services launched
Q. UP has launched a state wide integrated emergency service. What is it called?- Published on 24 Nov 16a. UP-100
b. UP-200
c. UP-300
d. None of the above
ANSWER: UP-100
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav has launched state wide integrated emergency services UP-100 in Lucknow.
The UP-100 is the official name of
Uttar Pradesh Police Emergency Management System previously called
dial 100 project.
The new high-tech centralised emergency system will ensure that police reach a caller in a maximum of twenty minutes in rural areas and within 15 minutes in urban areas.
UP-100 has been established to provide emergency public services.
UP-100 will be available in 11 districts of the state and later will cover all remaining districts.
Uttar Pradesh: Most Populous State- Created in April 1937 as the United Provinces during British rule
- Was renamed UP in 1950
- Capital : Lucknow
- State has 32 large and small rivers
- Longest river in India, Ganga flows through this state