An oil well in eastern Assam continued to spew natural gas “uncontrollably” even on the 10th day on Saturday as the Oil India Limited (OIL) waited for an expert team from Singapore to help it plug the damage caused by the “blowout.”
Scared local residents staged a protest on Saturday demanding steps to quickly plug the damage complaining that the condensates are “dangerously contaminating” the water bodies near the Bagjhan oilfield in Tinsukia district, where the mishap took place on May 27. They also expressed fear that it could affect the flora and fauna in Dibru Saikhowa National Park situated about 4-km away.
