Pakistan and India hold high‑level meetings to ready for monsoon season
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Pakistan and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in India chaired meetings to review preparations for the upcoming monsoon, covering emergency response mechanisms, school projects, traffic plans and disaster coordination.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting to review preparations ahead of the monsoon season in Pakistan, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high‑level meeting in New Delhi to review national preparedness for potential floods and heatwaves, according to Dawn and OpenGovAsia.com respectively.
According to Dawn, the Pakistani meeting ordered the establishment of a national emergency response mechanism, called for the swift completion of Daanish schools and set up a federal body to coordinate with provinces, describing provincial cooperation as key to addressing climate‑related disasters.
The Hindu reported that Hyderabad City police have drawn up traffic‑diversion and emergency‑response plans, mapped 156 water‑logging hotspots within the Hyderabad Commissionerate limits and urged residents to reduce peak‑hour vehicle use to help ease congestion during heavy rainfall.
OpenGovAsia.com said the Indian meeting assessed early warning systems, disaster coordination and measures to minimise loss of life, with officials from the National Disaster Management Authority, National Disaster Response Force, Indian Meteorological Department, Central Water Commission and other agencies in attendance. The review emphasised the need for stronger coordination between central and state authorities, improved forecasting capabilities and greater dissemination of weather alerts to communities.
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