Assam Fire: Petroleum & Natural Gas Ministry assures full cooperation; announces ex-gratia

Following fire in Assam's Tinsukia district, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan assured Chief Minister that re will be full cooperation from MoPNG and OIL. On Tuesday, a massive fire broke out at gas well of Oil India Limited at Baghjan in Tinsukia district. Two people have died in incident so far. bodies have been recovered. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are present at spot.

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas stated that affected families will be given relief and compensation, as may be finalized with state government.

"Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan assured Chief Minister that re will be full cooperation from MoPNG and OIL. affected families will be given relief and compensation, as may be finalized with state government," Ministry said.

"Around 1,600 families had already been evacuated from nearby affected areas and are camped in relief camps set up at nearby safe areas. OIL has decided to provide an amount of Rs 30,000 to each of affected families as immediate relief," it added.

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CM Sowal Assures Successful Evacuation Of People

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sowal on Wednesday said that people have been evacuated from zones near spot where a fire broke out at  Baghjan oil field. Chief Minister also said that Union Oil and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is monitoring situation.

"Experts from Singapore brought by Oil India Limited and Petroleum Ministry are putting ir best efforts. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is monitoring incident. We have successfully evacuated people from affected zones," Sowal said.

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Baghjan Oil Field Fire

A massive fire on Tuesday engulfed damd Baghjan oil well which has been emitting gas uncontrollably for last two weeks in Assam's Tinsukia district. As per reports, blaze at Oil India Ltd's well is so massive that it can be seen from a distance of more than 30 kilometres with thick black smoke going up several metres high, endangering local biodiversities which were already ravd following major blowout that happened on May 27. 

According to reports, two firefighters have lost ir lives while containing massive fire. While  army has been deployed in area and a team has also arrived from Singapore to tackle situation, at least 4,000 people have been evacuated and placed in relief camps. 

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