NEW DELHI, June 23 (TIWN): Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness of flood management in New Delhi today

At least 50 large ponds in Northeast should be constructed to divert water of Brahmaputra River, this will help in tackling floods and developing agriculture, irrigation and tourism. Efforts should be made to upgrade forecast system of water level of rivers for better flood management

Natural drainage system should be an integral part of the designs of road construction to deal with inundation of roads, in case of floods

Home Minister instructs NDMA and M/o Jal Shakti to conduct a detailed study on floods in Sikkim and Manipur and submit a report to the MHA

Home Minister stresses on the need to regularly create fire lines, remove dry leaves and conduct mock drills with locals and forest personnel to prevent forest fires

Union Home Minister emphasizes on the need to integrate weather, rainfall and flood warning related apps developed by various departments