Particle.news
Download on the App Store

NDRF Begins Dhanbad Gas-Leak Assessment After Hazardous CO Readings

Officials now focus on identifying the source after hazardous carbon‑monoxide readings a day earlier.

Overview

  • The NDRF team from Ranchi started field measurements in Rajput Basti, Muslim Muhalla, and near the Kenduadih police station.
  • Experts previously recorded carbon monoxide concentrations up to 1,500 ppm, prompting cautions for slow traffic and clearance of nearby habitations.
  • Roughly 400 residents have been shifted to safer locations as authorities survey families for further relocation and seek structural safety studies.
  • Residents protested the assessment while officials took groups to view proposed relocation quarters at Belgadia Township.
  • Two women died after Wednesday’s exposure and more than two dozen people were treated, with no fresh cases reported by 6 pm Sunday.