Two firefighters of public sector major OIL were found dead in a wetland abutting the site of a major blaze at its Baghjan well.
Farmland with standing crops, as well as ponds and wetlands in the adjoining villages have also been badly affected and the threat is growing with every passing day.
The smoke of the massive fire can be seen in areas 30 km away from the blazing well and is posing a serious threat to the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. .
The Indian Army is evacuating as many as 7,000 people to 12 relief camps in who live near Assam’s Baghjan oil well — which has been "uncontrollably" spewing gas for the last 15 days. The Baghjan Field was drilled in 2006 by Oil India Limited (OIL) and exploded on May 27 resulting in thick plumes of black smoke shooting into the sky.
The smoke of the massive fire can be seen in areas 30 km away from the blazing well and is posing a serious threat to the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. Two firefighters of public sector major OIL were found dead in a wetland abutting the site of a major blaze at its Baghjan well.The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel recovered the bodies with the help of drones used by the Forest Department of the Assam government.
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The massive fire broke out again at the well on June 9 when an expert team from a Singapore-based emergency management firm was trying to plug the leakage, prompting the state government to seek the Indian Air Force's help to douse the blaze.
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Farmland with standing crops, as well as ponds and wetlands in the adjoining villages have also been badly affected and the threat is growing with every passing day.
The massive fire broke out again at the well on June 9 when an expert team from a Singapore-based emergency management firm was trying to plug the leakage, prompting the state government to seek the Indian Air Force's help to douse the blaze.
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Farmland with standing crops, as well as ponds and wetlands in the adjoining villages have also been badly affected and the threat is growing with every passing day.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal of all possible assistance to the victims and to resolve the situation.
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According to OIL, the fire has been controlled in a 1.5-km radius but it is still raging as the "uncontrollable" natural gas is being fed by the well's oil.
Local people said that the inferno has left a trail of devastation in the adjoining areas, including a famous lake.
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Experts, environmentalists and wildlife activists are worried as the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, known for its feral horses, is less than two km away.
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