The Aurora Project

INDIA · ODISHA

One emergency front door, with district routing kept intact.

Odisha operates Dial 112 across all districts, but local police, disaster response and legal services still depend on district and commissionerate structure. Aurora keeps those layers separate rather than treating Bhubaneswar or Cuttack as the local answer for the whole state.

LOCAL CONTEXT

How support works in Odisha

Odisha has a statewide integrated emergency front door, but cyclone and flood response, policing and legal services remain strongly district-based. Coastal, riverine, urban and remote communities can face very different access conditions. Aurora therefore starts with Dial 112 or 108 where appropriate, then preserves district and commissionerate boundaries instead of treating Bhubaneswar or Cuttack as the local answer for the whole state.

LANGUAGE & ACCESS

Designed for the local context

Primary presentation languages: Odia, English.

Aurora only states a helpline's spoken-language availability when the responsible authority confirms it.

ROUTING

What is different here

The Home Department reports that Dial 112 functions in all districts and integrates police, fire and disaster services; ambulance 108 and Child Helpline 1098 are also integrated.

The Government's Emergency Medical Ambulance Service uses 108 and includes boat ambulances within the state transport model, but dispatch availability is determined by the service rather than inferred from geography.

District Emergency Centres use 1077 while the state disaster route uses 1070; direct district control-room numbers remain attached to the district that publishes them.

Odisha Police publishes district-specific emergency contacts, and Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate is a distinct policing structure rather than a statewide local default.

OSLSA maintains DLSAs across all 30 districts and district/police-station-wise legal-service resources, so legal aid can be routed locally once district context is known.

TRUST BOUNDARY

What Aurora will not assume

Aurora does not copy a Rayagada, Ganjam or other district control-room number into another district.

A Bhubaneswar or Cuttack office is not treated as the practical local destination for someone elsewhere in Odisha.

Boat-ambulance availability is not inferred merely because a user is in a coastal or riverine location; 108 remains the verified dispatch route.

Odia and English are presentation priorities; spoken-language availability for an individual emergency operator or legal-services office is not inferred.

SUPPORT OPTIONS

Odisha support routes

Statewide services come first. District and commissionerate routes become more specific only when location changes which authority is responsible.

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Odisha integrated emergency response

Odisha's Emergency Response Support System uses 112 as the integrated emergency route. The Home Department reports that Dial 112 functions in all districts and integrates police, fire and disaster services; ambulance 108 and Child Helpline 1098 are also integrated.

If danger may be immediate: this is an emergency route. A phone action opens your device's dialler; Aurora does not place or record the call.

Emergency Response Support SystemCall 112
What happens if I choose this?

Your device opens its phone dialler with this number ready. Aurora does not place, listen to or record the call. You can still cancel before the call connects.

Odisha PoliceOpen Odisha Police ↗
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The official service website opens in a new tab. Aurora does not send your story, account details or support choices with you.

Home Department ERSS evidenceOpen Home Department ERSS evidence ↗
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The official service website opens in a new tab. Aurora does not send your story, account details or support choices with you.

The Home Department states that Dial 112 is functioning in all districts of Odisha. Aurora still preserves district police and commissionerate boundaries for local follow-up rather than treating a statewide short code as evidence that every local office is interchangeable.

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Home Department, Government of OdishaNext check 11 Nov 2026
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Odisha Emergency Medical Ambulance Service

Odisha's Emergency Medical Ambulance Service operates through toll-free 108. Current Government material describes a 24x7 service, including emergency medical ambulances, boat ambulances, referral transport and the centralized 108 call centre.

If danger may be immediate: this is an emergency route. A phone action opens your device's dialler; Aurora does not place or record the call.

Emergency Medical Ambulance ServiceCall 108
What happens if I choose this?

Your device opens its phone dialler with this number ready. Aurora does not place, listen to or record the call. You can still cancel before the call connects.

Government EMAS service evidenceOpen Government EMAS service evidence ↗
What happens if I choose this?

The official service website opens in a new tab. Aurora does not send your story, account details or support choices with you.

The state service includes boat ambulances as part of its emergency medical transport model. Aurora does not infer that a boat ambulance is available at every location; dispatch remains with the responsible 108 service.

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Government of OdishaNext check 11 Nov 2026
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Women and child support routes

Current Odisha district-government helpline material publishes 181 for women in distress, 1091 for the women helpline and 1098 for children. Dial 112 remains the urgent emergency front door.

Read these details before deciding. Opening a number or external service does not send your story to Aurora or create an Aurora account.

Women in distressCall 181
What happens if I choose this?

Your device opens its phone dialler with this number ready. Aurora does not place, listen to or record the call. You decide whether to continue.

Women helplineCall 1091
What happens if I choose this?

Your device opens its phone dialler with this number ready. Aurora does not place, listen to or record the call. You decide whether to continue.

Child HelplineCall 1098
What happens if I choose this?

Your device opens its phone dialler with this number ready. Aurora does not place, listen to or record the call. You decide whether to continue.

Official district helpline sourceOpen Official district helpline source ↗
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The official service website opens in a new tab. Aurora does not send your story, account details or support choices with you.

The specialist numbers are supported by current official Odisha district material. For immediate danger Aurora keeps 112 visible rather than treating a specialist line as the sole emergency route.

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District Administration Rayagada, Government of OdishaNext check 11 Nov 2026
EmergencyChecked 11 Oct 2026

State and district disaster routing

Odisha distinguishes the State Emergency Centre from District Emergency Centres. Current district material publishes 1077 for the District Emergency Centre, while the Home Department reports disaster-management 1070 integrated with Dial 112.

If danger may be immediate: this is an emergency route. A phone action opens your device's dialler; Aurora does not place or record the call.

State disaster routeCall 1070
What happens if I choose this?

Your device opens its phone dialler with this number ready. Aurora does not place, listen to or record the call. You can still cancel before the call connects.

District Emergency CentreCall 1077
What happens if I choose this?

Your device opens its phone dialler with this number ready. Aurora does not place, listen to or record the call. You can still cancel before the call connects.

Integrated emergency responseCall 112
What happens if I choose this?

Your device opens its phone dialler with this number ready. Aurora does not place, listen to or record the call. You can still cancel before the call connects.

Official district helpline sourceOpen Official district helpline source ↗
What happens if I choose this?

The official service website opens in a new tab. Aurora does not send your story, account details or support choices with you.

Direct district control-room numbers remain attached to the district that publishes them. Aurora does not copy Rayagada, Ganjam or another district's direct number statewide.

Information sourceCheck official source ↗
District Administration Rayagada, Government of OdishaNext check 11 Nov 2026