An emergency hotline, ‘107’, dedicated primarily to the Tamil-speaking public in Vavuniya has been launched by Sri Lanka Police.
According to Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa the emergency hotline has been introduced under the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
He further said that the emergency hotline was declared open by Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.
Upon inquiries by NewsWire, the Police Media Unit said the emergency hotline will be operated in all three common languages of Sinhala, Tamil and English, but is dedicated primarily to the Tamil-speaking people of the area.
The Media Unit further said that the public in Vavuniya has been encouraged to contact the new hotline in case of any form of emergency. (NewsWire)