108 (emergency Telephone Number)
108 (usually pronounced "one-nought-eight") is a free telephone number for emergency services to call in the Indian states of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Goa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh when an emergency arises. The 108 Emergency Response Services is a free 24/7 emergency service for providing integrated medical, police and fire emergency services. The service is provided in Public Private Partnership between State Government and Private EMS providers.
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