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Jharkhand Assembly Committee reviews land dumping complaints in Dhanbad; plans field visit

Ranchi, July 10 (UNI) A meeting of the 'Special Committee on Questions and Call Attention' constituted during the 2025 Budget Session of the Jharkhand Assembly was held today to review complaints related to alleged forced Overburden (OB) dumping by BCCL in Area 10 and AT Devprabha Company at Surunga (Baliapur Block) and Bhoura (Jharia), both in Dhanbad district.
The issue was raised earlier in the Assembly through call attention notices by MLAs Chandradev Mahato and Arup Chatterjee.
During the meeting held in the Assembly committee room, the committee examined the reports received from the concerned agencies. It was observed that the responses lacked the required information and clarifications.
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