Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, reviews country's preparedness to deal with potential floods and heat waves in a comprehensive manner during an important high-level meeting held in New De...
- High-level review meeting chaired by Union Home & Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah in New Delhi on 10 May 2026 to assess national preparedness for the 2026 monsoon floods and summer heat waves.
- Central directive: implement "Zero Casualty Disaster Management" vision, mandate Flood Crisis Management Teams (FCMTs) in every state, and operationalise NDMA guidelines down to municipal level.
- UPSC relevance: tests GS-III (Disaster Management) under the DM Act, 2005 framework; integrates climate, federalism, and agriculture dimensions.