Dhanbad, Dec. 18 -- Coal India Limited (CIL) chairman B Sairam on Thursday undertook a comprehensive review of the gas emission crisis in Dhanbad's Kenduadih area and held a series of meetings with technical experts, Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) officials and the district administration to assess on-ground interventions and future preparedness, people aware of the development said.

On Thursday, BCCL CMD Manoj Kumar Agarwal, director (HR) Murli Krishna Ramaiah, senior technical officers and area administration officials accompanied Sairam to the site, where the CIL chairman interacted with scientists and experts from CIMFR, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad and the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS).

"They briefed him on monitoring systems,...