GPCB tells ONGC Hazira plant to pay Rs 1 cr interim compensation
The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has served notice to the Oil and Natural Gas plant at Hazira to pay an interim compensation of Rs 1 crore over the environmental damage caused by a blast in the plant recently.
The terminal at Hazira, Surat city, purifies gas received from Mumbai high seas and supplies to various states.
On September 24, three powerful blasts took place at the terminal, reportedly due to a leakage in the 36-inch gas pipeline coming from Bombay off shore. The impact of the blast was felt in around five-kilometre radius.
The Kantha Vibhag, Yuva Koli Samaj, Parivartan Trust, submitted a complaint to Union Environment and Forest Minister, Prakash Javadekar, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and Surat district collector.
