• Contact us
  • Advertising Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Saturday, June 7, 2025
27 °c
Agartala
enewstime
  • Home
  • News
    • Northeast
    • National
    • International
    • Tripura News
  • Sports
    Stampede case: Cong High Command must direct Shivakumar to resign, says Pralhad Joshi

    Stampede case: Cong High Command must direct Shivakumar to resign, says Pralhad Joshi

    Tottenham Hotspur sack Ange Postecoglou despite Europa League win

    Tottenham Hotspur sack Ange Postecoglou despite Europa League win

    2nd Unofficial Test: Rahul’s classy ton gives India A solid start vs England Lions

    2nd Unofficial Test: Rahul’s classy ton gives India A solid start vs England Lions

    VPTL 2025: Binkar’s masterclass helps Orange Tigers register first win

    VPTL 2025: Binkar’s masterclass helps Orange Tigers register first win

    T20 Mumbai League: Prithvi Shaw leads North Mumbai Panthers to first win

    T20 Mumbai League: Prithvi Shaw leads North Mumbai Panthers to first win

    Carlsen clinches Norway Chess 2025 title after Gukesh falters

    Carlsen clinches Norway Chess 2025 title after Gukesh falters

    VPTL 2025: Batters need to take more responsibility, says NECO Master Blaster skipper Jitesh Sharma after first loss

    VPTL 2025: Batters need to take more responsibility, says NECO Master Blaster skipper Jitesh Sharma after first loss

    UTT Season 6: Diya Chitale guides Dabang Delhi to last-gasp win over Kolkata ThunderBlades

    UTT Season 6: Diya Chitale guides Dabang Delhi to last-gasp win over Kolkata ThunderBlades

    Football: Uzbekistan, Jordan book debut World Cup spots for 2026 edition

    Football: Uzbekistan, Jordan book debut World Cup spots for 2026 edition

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
  • TendersNew
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Northeast
    • National
    • International
    • Tripura News
  • Sports
    Stampede case: Cong High Command must direct Shivakumar to resign, says Pralhad Joshi

    Stampede case: Cong High Command must direct Shivakumar to resign, says Pralhad Joshi

    Tottenham Hotspur sack Ange Postecoglou despite Europa League win

    Tottenham Hotspur sack Ange Postecoglou despite Europa League win

    2nd Unofficial Test: Rahul’s classy ton gives India A solid start vs England Lions

    2nd Unofficial Test: Rahul’s classy ton gives India A solid start vs England Lions

    VPTL 2025: Binkar’s masterclass helps Orange Tigers register first win

    VPTL 2025: Binkar’s masterclass helps Orange Tigers register first win

    T20 Mumbai League: Prithvi Shaw leads North Mumbai Panthers to first win

    T20 Mumbai League: Prithvi Shaw leads North Mumbai Panthers to first win

    Carlsen clinches Norway Chess 2025 title after Gukesh falters

    Carlsen clinches Norway Chess 2025 title after Gukesh falters

    VPTL 2025: Batters need to take more responsibility, says NECO Master Blaster skipper Jitesh Sharma after first loss

    VPTL 2025: Batters need to take more responsibility, says NECO Master Blaster skipper Jitesh Sharma after first loss

    UTT Season 6: Diya Chitale guides Dabang Delhi to last-gasp win over Kolkata ThunderBlades

    UTT Season 6: Diya Chitale guides Dabang Delhi to last-gasp win over Kolkata ThunderBlades

    Football: Uzbekistan, Jordan book debut World Cup spots for 2026 edition

    Football: Uzbekistan, Jordan book debut World Cup spots for 2026 edition

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
  • TendersNew
No Result
View All Result
enewstime
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
  • Tenders
Home North East

Fire on upper Assam river following oil leakage doused

ENEWSTIME Desk by ENEWSTIME Desk
February 4, 2020
in North East
Bus-accident-in-Assam

Bus accident in Assam

30
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Guwahati, February 4, 2020 (IANS) The massive fire that broke out on Burhi Dihing river – a tributary of Brahmaputra – following oil leakage from pipelines in Dibrugarh district of Assam, raising concerns about environmental damage including endangering of aquatic life, finally got doused on Monday, officials said.

ADVERTISEMENT

There was no casualty or injury, police said.

Fire on river : Explanation

Oil India Limited said there was a leakage in an underground crude oil pipeline due to mechanical issues at the Central Tank Farm (CTF).

“The spilled crude oil somehow managed to trickle into the nearby Burhi Dihing river. It appears that some miscreants set fire to the oil floating on the river. There has been no casualty and the fire has doused on its own, an OIL statement said.

The company said: “An incident took place at the Central Tank Farm (CTF) in Oil India Limited (OIL)’s field headquarters in Duliajan. There was sudden closure of remote operated shut off valves and motor operator valves of inlets and outlets of all the Crude Oil Storage Tanks.

ADVERTISEMENT

“Consequently, there was pressure build up in the incoming lines to the tanks and it was observed that leaks developed at five points within the periphery of the CTF. Leaks also developed at two points in the incoming crude oil delivery line of one of the field installation near Duliajan.”

The authorities have formed an enquiry committee to find the root cause of the incident and suggest remedial measures.

Fire-on-Assam-river
Fire on upper Assam river

“Normal operations have resumed and all leakages have been fixed and crude oil is being received from installations at Central Tank Farm, Duliajan,” the company said.

A joint team comprising Circle Officer of Tengakhat Circle, Dibrugarh district, State Pollution Control Board, fisheries department and OIL experts were reviewing the possible damage to the environment.

Fire on river: Aquatic life

Once the expert committee submits its findings, necessary action would be initiated.

The vide of the fire, with dense, huge, black smokes from the river covering the horizon, went viral on social media.

However, the officials said the damages were not of the magnitude as the video would suggest, and there were much bigger fires of such nature in the past.

However, environmental experts were concerned that the aquatic life on the river could have been damaged due to the fire.

Tags: Assamcrude oilEnvironmentPollutionSocial Media

Related Posts

NITI Aayog Releases report on ‘Designing a Policy for Medium Enterprises’
North East

NITI Aayog Releases report on ‘Designing a Policy for Medium Enterprises’

May 26, 2025
70-Stunning-Orchids-Found-in-Assam
North East

70 Stunning Orchids Found in Assam: Kaziranga’s UNESCO Site Wows Conservationists

May 17, 2025
14-militants-of-banned-outfits-held-in-Manipur
North East

14 militants of banned outfits held in Manipur; arms, ammunition recovered

April 16, 2025
Guwahati Medical College gets northeast’s first onco-robotic surgery facility
North East

Guwahati Medical College gets northeast’s first onco-robotic surgery facility

April 13, 2025
Assam-CM-holds-meeting-with-Jeet-Adani
North East

Assam CM holds meeting with Jeet Adani on rolling out Group’s Rs 50,000 crore investment plan

April 13, 2025
Centre resolved to bring development to every corner of Northeast: Union Minister
North East

Centre resolved to bring development to every corner of Northeast: Union Minister

April 11, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
D-2050 D-2050 D-2050
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

About us

Enewstime.in is run by an individual – a Journalist by profession of Tripura with the active help of several journos including senior journalists of the State. On top of that, Enewstime.in being a subscriber of IANS news agency, we have plenty of multi-choice topics to offer to our esteemed readers. Enewstime.in is a venture reach global audience from a tiny State Tripura.

Latest News

Indian delegation meets US Officials, discusses Pahalgam terror attack, Op Sindoor

Stampede case: Cong High Command must direct Shivakumar to resign, says Pralhad Joshi

Viineet Kumar Siingh on his acting approach: 'I wish to become a part of the story'

UNESCO, IndiaAI Mission deliberate on developing safe and trusted AI

CM Mohan Majhi-led Odisha Cabinet approves several key proposals

Bangladesh: Rights body to drag Yunus to ICC over 123 killings

Contact us

ssss

  • Contact us
  • Advertising Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

© 2025 Designed & Developed with ❤️ by Provibe Media LLP

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Northeast
    • National
    • International
    • Tripura News
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
  • Tenders

© 2025 Designed & Developed with ❤️ by Provibe Media LLP