SIVASAGAR, June 18: With gas continuing to leak from an ONGC crude oil well in Assam for the seventh straight day, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday urged Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep S. Puri to direct the energy major to step up efforts to contain the blowout. In the letter, which was shared by Sarma along with the post, the CM said, “Despite ONGC’s ongoing well control efforts such as water blanketing, high-volume mud pumping and junk shots, pressure continues to persist and the well remains active.” “I urge you to kindly direct ONGC to reinforce its technical and leadership presence on-site, adopt a more mission-mode approach, and step up engagement with the affected communities to restore confidence and bring the situation under control at the earliest,” Sarma told Puri.
Author: The Hills Times
Published at: 2025-06-18 22:40:00
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