The forest department of Assam has issued a notice to Oil India Ltd (OIL) after fishes and a dolphin reportedly died in a lake close to Dibru Saikhowa National Park following a blowout in a gas well of the public sector undertaking in Tinsukia district.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed the chairperson of the state pollution control board to visit the site and submit a report immediately, a senior forest department official told PTI on Saturday.
OIL on May 27 reported a blowout at one of its gas- producing wells at Baghjan near Dibru Saikhowa National Park in Tinsukia district, leading to the evacuation of thousands of locals from around the site.
The company said it is working with experts from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to mitigate the situation.
