Dhanbad gas leak: BCCL evicts residents, 2 dead, locals resist

• BCCL issued eviction notices in Dhanbad's Rajput Basti due to a continuous poisonous gas leak for eight days.
• The Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) recommended the eviction, deeming the area dangerous for residents.
• Residents are opposing the eviction notices, demanding that BCCL control the gas leak instead of displacing them.
• Dhanbad authorities are offering alternative housing in Belagadia and Karmatand, but residents refuse to move.
• Two women have died and over 20 people reported illness, allegedly from toxic carbon monoxide gas in the affected area.

Why It Matters: Gas leak forces eviction, but residents resist, risking safety and livelihood.