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Assam gas blowout: ONGC brings in experts from USA to plug leakage

Guwahati, June 19 (UNI) A team of experts from the USA will arrive in Assam's Sivsagar on Friday to plug the leakage of gas at the ONGC's oil well.
An ONGC spokesperson said the team is likely to arrive in Friday evening and put in efforts to plug the leakage, which have led to temporary displacement of hundreds of families in Barichuk Vatipara village under Sivsagar district.
He said the team has specialised expertise in controlling the gas blowout.
The leakage happened at well no RDS 147 A at Barichuk Vatipara in Sivsagar district on June 12 and despite best the efforts of ONGC officials, the leakage is still continuing.
"Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) continues to make concerted efforts to control the gas discharge from Well RDS 147A in Assam. Multiple junk shot operations using different combinations of materials and pressure ranges have been undertaken," the spokesperson said.
ONGC has initiated the development of an alternate route to facilitate safe and efficient movement in and out of the well site. Further, bunk houses and non-essential equipment are also being removed from the vicinity.
He said water blanketing operations are being maintained round-the-clock as a key safety measure. Preparations for the next phase of well control, including dynamic well killing strategies, are progressing steadily, he added.
"Ambient air quality monitoring in and around the well site is being conducted continuously. All parameters, including Particulate Matter (PM) levels and gas concentration, remain well within permissible limits," he said adding that the PSU has been coordinating with experts both in the country and outside to end the crisis.

Assam Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently visited the leakage spot and asked ONGC to take steps to contain the crisis at the earliest. He has also written to Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri seeking his intervention to end the crisis.
The Chief Minister also visited more than 300 families who have been evacuated from the affected villages at the relief camps and announced financial assistance of Rs. 25000 to each of the affected families as immediate relief. UNI ANP SSP
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