India, June 10 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah chaired a high levelmeeting in New Delhi to review the preparedness of flood management in the country. Union Home Minister also reviewed the long-term measures being taken to mitigate the menace of floods in the country and the steps taken on the decisions made in the meeting held last year.

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation also discussed the new technologies adopted by all agencies for flood management and expansion of their network in the meeting. He emphasized on maximum use of space technology by various central agencies for flood control and water management.

Shri Amit Shah said ...