Prime Minister Narendra Modi who chaired a meeting to review preparations for heatwave management and monsoon preparedness on Thursday stressed about the need for effective coordination between central and state agencies to ensure preparedness of all systems for any incidents in the wake of heat wave and upcoming monsoons.
PM Modi also focused on the need to take all measures to avoid deaths due to heatwave or fire incidents.
During the meeting, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) briefed about the persistence of high temperatures in March-May 2022 across the country, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.Prime Minister Modi observed that “we need to take all measures” to avoid deaths due to heatwave or fire incidents, according to the statement.The PM also added that the response time towards any such incidents should be minimal.Further he said that in view of rising temperatures, regular hospital fire safety audits need to be done.
