24 x 7 PAN India emergency assist help line launched
24 Apr 2014
A first of its kind 24 X 7 PAN India Emergency Assist Helpline dedicated to providing emergency assistance, One Touch Emergency Response (OTER), has been announced.
On calling the emergency assist helpline subscriber to the service receives on-call assistance for handling the situation, three-way conferencing and coordination with the local police, hospitals, fire stations, taxi services and other external agencies and coordination with emergency contacts.
Introduced by ASAS Security Solutions Private Limited, headquartered in New Delhi, the OTER command and control centre will provide 24 X 7 quick response and coordination through its database of third parties such as over 1,500 local police stations, nearly 1,000 hospitals and nursing homes and ambulance services, 600 taxi services and 350 fire stations.
With a well-established Emergency Response Service already in place within the Delhi NCR, OTER's on-call assistance services are now available across major Indian metros. While the Physical Response Service
(within NCR only) is available at a cost of Rs. 250 per month, the PAN India on-call emergency help desk service costs Rs50 per month.
ASAS says it uses globally-tested and proven Israeli technology, procedures and systems in assuring timely response to people in emergency situations. ASAS has a strong management team comprising professionals and experts from India and Israel in the field of security, operations and
According to Arvind Khanna, founder and director, says, ''This unique Emergency Assist helpline service comes to the rescue when one is in need of assistance at the time of any emergency. It is helpful for people who often travel for leisure or for work, giving them access to ambulance services, taxi, fire stations etc in areas that they are not completely familiar with. Powered by Israeli technology and having been successfully implemented in multiple countries, this service has come to India, and provides you a swift and reliable One Touch Emergency Response.''
