Dhanbad, Dec. 13 -- Jharkhand Chief Secretary Avinash Kumar on Saturday visited the gas-affected Kenduadih area and conducted an extensive review of the relief and rehabilitation work.

He was accompanied by Home Secretary Vandana Dadel, DGP (I/C) Tadasha Mishra, BCCL CMD Manoj Kumar Agrawal, Deputy Commissioner Aditya Ranjan, SSP and several senior officials.

The team inspected the neighbourhoods impacted by the underground gas leak and interacted with residents to understand their concerns.

The Chief Secretary said controlling such incidents is a major challenge because the leakage is driven by natural causes. He added that experts are studying every development, but villagers who have lived here for decades understand the terrain bette...