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Dial 1077 for help in disaster

NEW DELHI: A new Disaster Management Emergency Operation Centre with a call centre has been installed at 5 Sham Nath Marg here to ensure immediate and effective activation of emergency support functions in case of any disaster in the city.

This State-level emergency operation centre would have a four-digit helpline number, 1077, and has been created in keeping with the statutory provision of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.

Inaugurating the facility, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the call centre would work on the toll-free helpline.

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