Congress accuses Dharmendra Pradhan of ignoring oil well fire in Assam

Assam Congress says blaze in Tinsukia district is now in its 14 days but union minister, his officials don't care.

Party MP and Assam Congress Chief Ripun Bora on Tuesday wrote a letter union minister Dharmendra Pradhan asking him for 'immediate intervention by Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry by deploying of expert team to control the situation at Baghjan in Assam's Tinsukia district arising due to leakage of gas at Baghjan Oil Well under Oil India Ltd'.

"It is to be mentioned that this leakage is going on nonstop for last 14 days creating panic and danger to the life and property of the people living surrounding of the area. Meanwhile the leakage of natural gas extensively damaged large area