DHANBAD, Nov. 28 -- Union coal secretary Vikram Dev Dutt on Friday undertook a detailed review of the progress of the Jharia Master Plan (JMP) and the rehabilitation efforts being carried out by the Jharia Rehabilitation and Development Authority (JRDA), stressing the need for "time-bound implementation and stronger coordination among all stakeholders."

Dutt examined the status of housing allotments, development of civic amenities and the pace of infrastructure creation at the rehabilitation sites, while also reviewing fire-control interventions in vulnerable zones of the coal belt. Stressing the need to prioritise families being relocated from fire-affected areas, he said that rehabilitation must be delivered with "secure housing, essen...