Even as Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the Ministry of Coal and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren were monitoring the dangerous emission of poisonous gas from underground coal mines of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd( BCCL),the problem continued till 12 noon.

Already two women have died due to emission of gases such as carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon monoxide (CO).

The panic appears to have gripped the area though the inhabitants were not inclined to vacate the affected land scape, a feature troubling the rescuers.

BCCL has, on the other hand, set up a tent city for the affected people.

The emission of poisonous gas from underground coal mines of the BCCL continued at the Kenduadih Basti in Jharkhand's Dhanbad on Friday.

Reports said that a team of Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDI) has arrived there and is currently dealing with the situation. The CMPDI team, reports said, will likely submit its report within 15 to 20 days.

The team, led by Geology Manager Bhuvanesh Kumar Gupta, is also using advanced drone technology to carry out a detailed assessment of area.

Briefing the reporters about the situation, Gupta two key data sets will be collected through the drones to understand the exact cause of the leakage.

Last week, officials said that CO level in the air is 'dangerously high' at up to 1,500 parts per million (PPM), forcing them to ask the locals to evacuate and leave the area.

Yet, the locals are unwilling to leave their residences. "They (officials) have not found a solution. My parents are not in a good condition, who will look after the children? They have asked us to shift to another place. But what if there is a gas leak there as well? Where will we go then?" said a woman, while speaking to reporters.

According to a 2019 survey, around 946 families reside in close to 595 under ground mine fire and subsidence-prone areas of the Jharia coalfield.

"The company is making arrangements to shift the residents to safer places. For the safety of life and property, we have already requested them to leave the dangerous zone," said BCCL's Putki-Balihati Colliery Area General Manager GC Saha last week, adding that all leakage points of gas emission have now been plugged.