Date: 2026-05-10Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
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 Delhi
**Executive Summary**
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting on May 10, 2026, to review national preparedness for floods and heatwaves, emphasizing the vision of "Zero Casualty Disaster Management." The meeting outlined the mandatory formation of Flood Crisis Management Teams (FCMTs) in every state and the implementation of early warning systems for 60 high-risk lakes. Key objectives include grassroots implementation of weather plans, water conservation through check dams, and the extension of forecast periods from three to seven days.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Institutional Framework and Compliance**
* Constitute and activate Flood Crisis Management Teams (FCMTs) in every state across the country.
* Review compliance with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines at state, district, and municipal levels.
* Adopt "Whole of Government" and "Whole of Society" approaches to create a master plan addressing climate change and evolving weather patterns.
* NDMA to conduct a study assessing state-level adherence to directives regarding forest fires, heatwaves, and floods.
* **Disaster Warning and Forecasting**
* Develop and implement early warning systems for 60 high-risk lakes, specifically targeting regions including Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim.
* Establish an integrated system for flood forecasting at both Central and State levels.
* Extend rainfall and flood forecast advance periods from 3 days to 7 days via the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Central Water Commission (CWC).
* Improve standards for heatwave forecasting and ensure warnings are disseminated widely and effectively.
* **Environmental and Resource Management**
* Explore water conservation and groundwater improvement through storage and check dam projects on rivers.
* Utilize the CAMPA Fund to enhance multi-dimensional efforts for maintaining environmental balance.
* Focus on minimizing damage to the agriculture sector caused by heatwaves and monsoon casualties.
* **Digital and Operational Strategy**
* Consolidate and improve existing weather-related apps and portals rather than creating new ones.
* Ensure all weather-related plans and forecasts reach the grassroots level to improve local preparedness.
* Implement integrated reservoir operation systems across all states.
**Impact Analysis**
**State Governments**
**Impact**
States are now responsible for localized crisis management and integrating their reservoir operations with national standards.
**Action Required**
Must constitute FCMTs, implement integrated reservoir operation systems, and review NDMA guideline compliance at the district and municipal levels.
**National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)**
**Impact**
The NDMA is tasked with expanded oversight and technical support for high-risk geographical areas.
**Action Required**
Support the development of early warning systems for 60 high-risk lakes and conduct a formal study on state-level compliance with disaster directives.
**Ministries and Specialized Departments (IMD, CWC, NRSC, NHAI)**
**Impact**
These entities face increased technical requirements for forecast accuracy and digital infrastructure management.
**Action Required**
Extend forecast lead times to 7 days, consolidate existing digital portals, and improve assessments of monsoon-related casualties and agricultural damage.
Key Entities Referenced
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA): The primary regulatory body responsible for issuing disaster guidelines and overseeing the development of early warning systems for high-risk lakes.
Flood Crisis Management Teams (FCMTs): Specialized teams mandated to be constituted and activated in every state to manage flood-related disasters.
Zero Casualty Disaster Management: The central policy vision aimed at implementing strategies to eliminate deaths during natural disasters such as floods and heat waves.
CAMPA Fund: A financial resource designated for maintaining environmental balance and supporting multi-dimensional disaster mitigation efforts.
India Meteorological Department (IMD): The agency responsible for expanding weather and flood forecast lead times from three to seven days and improving heat wave forecasting standards.
Ministry of Home Affairs
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
Delhi
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi,
we must work towards implementing the vision of Zero
Casualty Disaster Management
Flood Crisis Management Teams (FCMTs) should be
constituted in every state of the country
Efforts should be made to ensure minimum damage to the
agriculture sector due to heat waves, and our weather-related
plans should reach the grassroots level
Compliance with the NDMA guidelines issued for disasters
should be reviewed at the state, district, and municipal levels
Greater possibilities for water conservation and improvement
in groundwater levels should be explored through water
storage and check dam projects
The CAMPA Fund should be utilized to make efforts aimed at
maintaining environmental balance more multi-dimensional
Efforts should be made to develop an early warning system
for at least 60 high-risk lakes, and an integrated reservoir
operation system at the state level should be implemented
across all statesWeather forecasts and warnings should be disseminated
widely and effectively
Posted On: 10 MAY 2026 6:47PM by PIB Delhi
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, reviewed country's preparedness to
deal with potential floods and heat waves in a comprehensive manner during an important high-level
meeting held in New Delhi
Addressing the meeting, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said that at least 60 lakes should be
included in the plan to develop an early warning system for 30 high-risk lakes in Jammu & Kashmir,
Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim with the support of the National
Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Shri Shah also said that there should be an integrated system
for flood forecasting at both the Centre and State levels.
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said that Flood Crisis Management Teams (FCMTs) should be
constituted and activated in every state of the country. He said that the guidelines issued by the National
Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for disasters have led to better awareness and the development
of a “Whole of Government” approach, but reviewing compliance with these guidelines at the state,
district, and municipal levels can further strengthen their implementation. He also said that the NDMA
should conduct a study to assess how many states are following the Ministry of Home Affairs’ directives
and the NDMA guidelines for dealing with forest fires, heat waves, and floods.Union Home Minister said under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, efforts must be
made to implement the vision of Zero Casualty Disaster Management. He said that greater possibilities for
water conservation and improvement in groundwater levels should be explored through water storage and
check dam projects. Our objective should be to conserve water by constructing check dams on rivers while
also minimizing the impact of heat waves. He further said that the CAMPA Fund should be utilized to
make efforts aimed at maintaining environmental balance more multi-dimensional.
Shri Amit Shah said that a master plan should be prepared to address the changes in weather patterns
caused by climate change and the growing disaster-related challenges arising from them by adopting a
“Whole of Government” and “Whole of Society” approach. He asked the officials of the ministries and
departments present in the meeting to focus on consolidating and improving the existing apps and portals
instead of creating new ones. He also said that weather forecasts and warnings should be disseminated
widely and effectively.Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that efforts should be made to further improve our assessment of the
upcoming monsoon by studying casualties during the monsoon season, the accuracy of our forecasts, and
the damage caused to the agriculture sector.
Shri Amit Shah appreciated the work being carried out by the ministries and departments participating in
the meeting, as well as the coordination among them. He said that the time has now come for our weather-
related plans to reach the grassroots level.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has
accorded the highest priority to preparedness for reducing the impact of floods and other natural disasters.
Every year, the Union Home Minister conducts a detailed review of pre-flood preparedness, and several
important initiatives have been undertaken in accordance with his directions. These include extending the
advance period for rainfall and flood forecasts by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the
Central Water Commission (CWC) from 3 days to 7 days, as well as improving the standards for heat
wave forecasting.
The meeting was attended by Union Jal Shakti Minister Shri C. R. Patil, the Union Home Secretary,
Secretaries and senior officials of various ministries, members and heads of departments of the National
Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the Director Generals of the National Disaster Response Force
(NDRF) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Chairpersons of the National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI) and the Central Water Commission (CWC), as well as senior officials from the
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) and other concerned departments.
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