CHENNAI: The ONGC has been granted permission by the Centre to conduct environmental impact studies to dig 40 hydrocarbon wells in the Cauvery Delta. Express earlier reported that the public sector oil major had applied to the Union Environment Ministry, seeking Standard Terms of Reference (ToR) to conduct detailed Environment Impact Assessment.
According to the official communication dated April 18, 35 wells will be dug in Cuddalore and five in Nagapattinam. Earlier last year, ONGC was awarded a new block in the Delta covering 731 sq.km in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam — 579 onshore and 152 offshore — for hydrocarbon exploration.
