The Centre on Sunday said that adequate compensation will be given to those affected by the Assam gas leak and subsequent fire, and those responsible for the incident would be appropriately punished.
The announcement was made when Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited Baghjan in Tinsukia district on Sunday. Nineteen days ago, a blowout had been reported at the Baghjan 5 well owned by Oil India Ltd (OIL) in the district.
The well, situated at an aerial distance of 900 m from the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, caught fire on the fourteenth day. Two firefighters died in the inferno.
