New Delhi, May 10 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the country's preparedness to deal with potential floods and heat waves in a comprehensive manner during an important high-level meeting held in the national capital, an official release said.

Addressing the meeting, Union Home Minister 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). Shah also said that there should be an integrated system for flood forecasting at both the Centre and State levels.

Shah said that Flood Crisis Management Teams (...