The National Green Tribunal has imposed an interim penalty of Rs 25 crore on Oil India over its failure to stop fire in Assam’s Baghjan gas well that is damaging the environment.
Well number 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district has been spewing gas uncontrollably for the past 27 days and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL’s firefighters at the site.
A bench of Justice S.P. Wangdi and expert member Siddhanta Das constituted a committee to look into the matter and submit a report in 30 days.
“In view of the prima facie case made out against Oil India Ltd on the extent of damage caused to the environment and biodiversity, damage to both human and wildlife, public health and, having regard to the financial worth of the Company and the extent of damage,
