Guwahati, June 19 -- With gas continuing to leak from an ONGC crude oil well at Sivasagar 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 a letter to Puri, Sarma said locals claimed that there has been "inadequate urgency and seriousness in ONGC's response" while trying to contain the leak.
"Conveyed our concerns regarding the Barichuk Gas Blowout incident to Hon'ble Union Minister Shri @HardeepSPuri ji. I have requested him to direct @ONGC_ to step up well control efforts in mission mode so that the situation doesn't aggravate further," the CM said in a post on X.
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