New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- In a decisive push to secure India's vital energy reserves and enforce the Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) strict "Zero Coal Leakage" policy, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Director General Praveer Ranjan conducted a comprehensive three-day on-ground operational review of the coal-producing regions of Jharkhand and West Bengal from September 16 to 18.

Guarding the treacherous terrains of the coal belt, over 12,000 CISF personnel deployed across 10 units are currently engaged in a relentless battle against a long-thriving, organised coal mafia.

Armed with advanced technologies like drone surveillance, the CISF said its personnel have been conducting surprise raids at odd hours, frequently braving violent ...