India, Jan. 31 -- The Gautam Budh Nagar district administration on Friday flagged lapses in cold wave preparedness in the area, while directing the development authorities and police to conduct coordinated night patrols, ensure that homeless people are shifted to shelter homes, and conduct fire safety audits of hazardous units, amid other orders.

During the review of cold wave preparedness and the City Heat Action Plan (CHAP) on Friday, several senior officials from development authorities, police, health services and the fire department were reportedly absent, drawing criticism from district magistrate Medha Roopam.

District officials said multiple departments have failed to follow through on earlier instruction related to disaster pre...