Dhanbad: Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Praveer Ranjan, IPS, visited the BCCL Dhanbad unit on September 17. He was accompanied by senior CISF officials including Vinita Thakur, IPS, ADG/NORTH, Praveen Chandra, Inspector General (Eastern Sector), and Rishi Kumar Maheka, IG (NES-II), among other officers.
During the visit, the Director General reviewed the security arrangements to effectively realize the goal of 'Zero Coal Leakage' and to maintain complete control over illegal coal smuggling and theft. He laid special emphasis on taking more effective steps in the future and establishing better coordination between the CISF and sister agencies.
The Director General instructed to maximize the use of modern technology to prevent incidents of coal theft and smuggling, and to ensure effective legal action against the accused and vehicles caught during raids. He also stressed the need to take the cases to their logical conclusion through the court.
Prioritizing the provision of a fear-free and secure working environment for the force members, he stated that officers and personnel should discharge their duties with utmost dedication.
The Director General directed to make the Community Awareness Program more comprehensive and to ensure awareness for the prevention of coal theft. He also appreciated the initiative to promote the CISF helpline number 9341528406 for providing information related to coal theft.
According to the press release, in the last two months, 1022 raids were conducted, 2655.82 tonnes of coal were recovered, and 74 vehicles—60 motorcycles, 2 totos/tempos, and 12 bicycles—were seized. During this period, action was taken against a large number of suspects.
In the end, the Director General instructed all force members to effectively implement the government's 'Zero Coal Leakage Policy' and, while appreciating the efforts made to curb coal theft and smuggling over the past nearly three months, called for continuous and coordinated efforts in the future as well.
