Guwahati, June 24 -- Just days after a gas leak incident involving ONGC in Sivasagar, a similar leak has emerged from an Oil India Limited (OIL) pipeline in Assam's Tinsukia district.

Local residents in the Makum bypass area spotted gas bubbling up from waterlogged ground early Tuesday morning and quickly informed authorities.

Officials later identified the source as Line No. 44, a pipeline that transports gas from Baghjan to the Hapjan Oil Collecting Station (OCS).

The leak appeared in a section of the pipeline submerged under water, where continuous bubbling signaled an active gas release.

Though authorities have reported no injuries or fire, the incident has heightened public concern over the integrity and safety of oil infrastruct...