With Diwali festivities set to intensify across Uttar Pradesh, UP-112 Director General Cyber Binod Kumar Singh on Wednesday directed all districts to ensure 100% availability of Police Response Vehicles (PRVs) and strengthen emergency response systems to handle any law-and-order, traffic, fire or public safety emergencies during the festival.
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Police’s emergency response service, UP-112, attended to 2,05,738 distress cases during the three-day Diwali period from Nov 7 to 9, underlining the surge in demand for police, ambulance and fire services as celebrations peaked across the state. UP-112 processed around 41,000 police-related requests on Nov 7, rising to nearly 56,000 on Diwali and about 59,000 on Nov 9. UP-112 recorded 7,029 fire incidents during the period, triggering coordination between control rooms, PRVs and the fire department to speed up response.
Police assistance formed the largest share of the workload. Police Response Vehicles were deployed across cities and villages to respond to disputes, law-and-order situations, public safety concerns and other urgent complaints. Fire-related emergencies increased with extensive fireworks use and higher public activity.
UP-112 also carried out welfare assistance during the festival. Under Savera Scheme, teams helped 2,018 registered senior citizens. Under Escort for Women Safety initiative, PRVs escorted 11 women travelling alone who reported being stranded without transport late at night, a service available between 10 pm and 6 am.