The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and National Green Tribunal( NGT) appear to be serious over illegal coal mining deaths in different parts of Dhanbad .
While NHRC has written a letter to deputy commissioner and SSP directing them to file reply within a month regarding illegal mining deaths reported at Muraidih coal mine and BCCL, a team of NGT inspected the illegal mining spots of ECL located at Gopinathpur and Basanti mata mines where several deaths have been reported in last few months while illegal mining.
The NGT team was shocked to note that there were security lapses and that was the main reason for ongoing illegal mining.
NGT representative Rajeev Ranjan though refused to share any information it has come to fore that he has directed the ECL to step up security at different points to check illegal mining. At same time police administration too was instructed the same and the respective police stations were asked to be more vigilant to check such incidents.
Senior police and administrative officials from district besides from DGMS and ECL were present during the visit of a team that also directed to get the entire lease hold area fenced to check infiltration of people in those areas as a part of attempts to check illegal mining .
In the Muraidih case where the death of four persons was reported last year the NHRC has sought a report on it. The issue was reported by an RTI activist in a letter to NHRC in which it was alleged that district authorities were trying to hush up matters and those lost family members yet to get justice.