Digboi, Sept. 8 -- Even as the Digboi refinery management under Assam Oil Division (AOD) is busy exploring avenues to cut costs, a glaring instance of mismanagement has been drawing public ire.

For the past eight months, a major leakage in the AOD piped water supply has gone unattended in Digboi's NS Area, just behind the Women's College hostel and barely 30 meters from the AOD water storage point.

The leakage, reportedly spilling lakhs of litres of water daily, is part of a pipeline network that carries water sourced from the Nazirating Water Supply Department.

This extensive system spans nearly 9 km to supply the Digboi refinery and adjoining residential areas. Ironically, while the corporation spends multiple crores annually to main...