PM Narendra Modi reviews Assam oil well fire, says develop capacity of organisations to avoid such mishaps
NEW DELHI : Jun 18 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the situation arising out of the oil well blow out in Assam’s Tinsukia district and pressed for capacity development of organisations to prevent such mishaps in the future.
During the review meeting, it was informed that a detailed plan has been drawn up with the help of Indian and foreign experts to control the flow of gas from Oil India Limited’s Baghjan-5 well and to cap it.
The plan is being executed as per a schedule and it has been proposed that the well would be to capped on July 7 after taking all necessary safety precautions, an official statement said.
