The Pollution Control Board of Assam (PCBA) on Monday evening withdrew the notice it had served on Oil India Limited to “close down” all production and drilling operations in Baghjan oil field area in Upper Assam where a blowout and subsequent fire have adversely affected life, livelihood and the ecology.
The development followed early morning talks between Oil India CMD Sushil Chandra Mishra and PCBA chairman Y. Suryanarayana, after which the company submitted a court affidavit and other documents and data sought by the pollution watchdog at its Dibrugarh regional office.
A senior Oil India official told The Telegraph on Monday evening: “Our CMD spoke to the PCBA chairman, following which we submitted everything they sought from us.
