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Oil India Ltd cannot disown responsibility on fire incident in Assam s Baghjan oil well: NGT
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The order came on a plea filed by activist Bonani Kakkar and others alleging failure of the authorities in preventing the blowout of Baghjan oil well. Well number 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district, had been spewing gas uncontrollably, and it caught fire on June 9 last year, killing two of OIL s fire fighters at the site.
Oil India Ltd (OIL) cannot disown its responsibility on the fire incident in Assam s Baghjan oil well by shifting the blame on the contractor, the National Green Tribunal Friday said while constituting a fresh six-member committee to fix responsibility for the failures of the concerned individuals in the present incident. Well number 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district, had been spewing gas uncontrollably, and it caught fire on June 9 last year, killing two of OIL s fire fighters at the site.
Environmental clearance to cement unit in Surat can t be sustained until concerns addressed: NGT
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Last Updated: Jan 22, 2021, 04:35 PM IST
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A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel said the object of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) is to ensure that all concerns affecting the environment are duly taken care of which has not been done in this case.
The CPCB will be the nodal agency for coordination and compliance. Coordination with the EAC may be through the MoEF.
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal Friday said the environmental clearance (EC) granted to a cement grinding unit in Surat cannot be sustained until all environmental concerns are duly addressed.