Assam: Move to cap Baghjan oil well fails after vehicle used in operation overturns

Oil India Limited’s efforts to cap the Baghjan oil well failed today after a crane-fitted vehicle used in the process toppled and fell crashing near the well that has been on fire since June 9 this year. Experts from OIL and Singapore-based firm Alert Disaster Control had expressed optimism about plugging the well number 5 […]

Violation of quarantine norms: Union Minister Rameswar Teli caught on wrong foot

Union Minister of State for Food Processing Rameswar Teli has been caught on the wrong foot for reportedly violating quarantine protocols. The union minister had recently returned from Delhi with his mother on June 7 and was put under home quarantine. However, instead of following the protocols the union minister was seen visiting the crisis […]

Petroleum Ministry constitutes high-level committee to inquire Baghjan fire

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) on Thursday constituted a three-member high-level committee to inquire about the circumstances that led to the blowout incident at Baghjan in Assam. The committee has been asked to submit its report within a month. The three-member committee comprising SCL Das, DG of Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, BC […]

Assam CM orders high-level probe into OIL’s Baghjan well tragedy

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday ordered a high-level inquiry into the circumstances that led to a blowout at a gas well of Oil India Limited (OIL) in Tinsukia district and a subsequent fire that killed two persons. The probe will be conducted by Additional Chief Secretary Maninder Singh and the report will be […]

Baghjan fire tragedy: PM discusses situation with Assam CM, assures all possible help

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to discuss the situation in the wake of Baghjan fire tragedy. The Prime Minister assured all possible support from the Centre. “PM Narendra Modi spoke to Assam CM Shri Sarbananda Sonwal to discuss the situation in the wake of the Baghjan fire […]

Assam: Two firefighters killed in Baghjan oil well tragedy, fire continues to rage on

The crisis continues at Baghjan in Assam’s Tinsukia district with the massive fire continuing to rage on for the second straight day after it broke out at the site of Oil India Limited’s oilfield yesterday. In the latest move to tackle the situation at hand, army has been deployed at Baghjan. The army has been […]