50 thousand calls and 2 thousand messages sent to number 112 per month

On December 11 at a joint session of Cabinet of Ministers and Ministry of the Interior, Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov informed that about 50 thousand calls and 2 thousand messages are sent to number 112 per month. 33 per cent of calls are addressed to the Ministry of Health, 30 per cent to the Ministry of the Interior, and 18.9 per cent to the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Speaking about plans for 2014, Roman Shaikhutdinov said that it is planned to open the 2nd reserve call centre in Naberezhnye Chelny, provide all cars of emergency and operational services with navigation equipment, and implement monitoring of vehicles carrying passengers and hazardous materials.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin and Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov took part in the session.