The newly formed Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police commissionerate activated its emergency number ‘112’ on Wednesday for the residents of Mira Road, Bhayandar, Naigaon, Vasai, Nalasopara and Virar. Beat marshals will be tasked with responding to the distress calls.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (headquarters) Vijaykant Sagar said, “It’s a government initiative where all emergency services will be integrated into one helpline 112. The call will come to our control room where policemen will transfer the message to the nearest beat marshal.” The commissionerate has 13 police stations and beat marshals in each has two MDT (Mobile Data Transfer) devices and one vehicle-mounted device to address distress calls.