Jharkhand Assembly Petition Committee Questions Officials Over Ramgarh Issues

The Jharkhand Assembly Petition Committee held a review meeting with officials of various departments at the Circuit House in Ramgarh, with Committee Chairman Uday Shankar Singh expressing dissatisfaction over the responses provided by several departments.

The meeting was attended by committee members and legislators Mamta Devi, Nirmal Mahto and Nagendra Mahto. The committee reviewed petitions received from residents as well as the status of development works and issues related to mining, pollution, labour, industries and land.

Speaking after the meeting, Singh said officials from several departments failed to provide satisfactory answers to the issues raised before the committee. He said the departments of pollution control, mining, labour and industries were among those whose responses were particularly unsatisfactory.

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The chairman said questions relating to Tata's coal mining operations and land issues also remained unanswered. He said officials were unable to provide satisfactory information on land revenue and other matters associated with areas where mining activities are being carried out.

Singh also raised concerns over pollution-related issues and said officials of the pollution control department were asked to provide details regarding various pollution-related parameters. He said the committee also proposed conducting an on-site inspection of factories to assess the situation directly.

The chairman expressed his displeasure over the lack of satisfactory responses and said a detailed report would be prepared after further examination of the issues. He indicated that the committee would place the findings before a special meeting and could disclose irregularities or alleged scams, if established, in different departments.

Describing the day's meeting as disappointing, Singh said the committee was particularly concerned about development activities, mining operations and industrial issues in the district.

He also raised concern over deaths reportedly occurring in factories and questioned the lack of satisfactory responses from the authorities regarding such incidents.

Singh warned that failure by government departments to provide proper responses to petitions submitted to the Assembly committee, as well as questions relating to development schemes, pollution and industrial safety, would be viewed seriously.

He said the committee's responsibility was not limited to reviewing official reports but also included examining complaints received from the public and ensuring that departments remained accountable for their actions.

The committee is expected to undertake further scrutiny of the issues raised during the meeting and examine the detailed reports before drawing conclusions on alleged irregularities or administrative lapses.