Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an important meeting on Thursday to review preparations for heatwave management and the imminent monsoon.
During the meeting, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) briefed the Prime Minister 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 incidents of fire, according to the statement. He said the response time to any such incidents should be minimal.
