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With no centres to hear, panic buttons in buses lie idle

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Panic systems installed in buses are currently remaining unused because there are no designated monitoring centres to receive and respond to the distress signals. The lack of operational infrastructure renders the safety mechanism ineffective despite the presence of the hardware on the vehicles.

The situation highlights a critical gap in the implementation of public transport safety measures, where safety equipment has been deployed without the necessary backend support systems to process emergency alerts from commuters.

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