{"id":33337,"date":"2023-08-17T23:45:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T18:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=33337"},"modified":"2023-08-17T23:45:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T18:15:09","slug":"baghjan-oil-leak","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/baghjan-oil-leak","title":{"rendered":"Baghjan Oil Leak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-33343 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17.3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17.3-1.png 507w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17.3-1-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17.3-1-360x481.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Context: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently,<\/span><b> National Green Tribunal (NGT)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ordered the Assam government to disburse interim compensation to the victims of Baghjan oil and gas leak that displaced close to 9,000 people in 2020 in Tinsukia district of Assam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>More on News:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>About:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Baghjan 5 well is a purely gas-producing well in <\/span><b>Tinsukia district, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is at an aerial distance of 900 metres from<\/span><b> the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was drilled by<\/span><b> Oil India Limited (OIL) in 2006.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It produces around 80,000 standard cubic metres per day (SCMD) of gas from a depth of 3,870 metres.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Baghjan oil and gas leak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is considered as the<\/span><b> longest running oil spill in the country.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>National Green Tribunal (NGT) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appointed a committee led by <\/span><b>Justice (retired) BP Katakey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to investigate the leak, which revealed <\/span><b>many violations of environmental laws<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> deeming the entire Baghjan oil and gas field as illegal in November 2020.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The committee submitted that<\/span><b> one-time compensation should be given to the affected villagers from Baghjan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based on the quantum of losses faced by the affected villages.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Oil Spill:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>About: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An oil spill is the <\/span><b>release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oil spills can have d<\/span><b>isastrous consequences for society, economically, environmentally, and socially.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oil spills can harm a<\/span><b>quatic life, contaminate drinking water, damage shorelines <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and beaches, affect tourism and commerce, and pose fire hazards.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Prevention of Oil Spill:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Indian Coast Guard is the Central Coordinating Authority<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India for matters related to Oil Spill.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> promulgated by Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is the<\/span><b> apex plan for responding to oil spill disasters in Indian waters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is applicable to shipping, ports, and oil industries.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It outlines the<\/span><b> roles and responsibilities of various agencies <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and stakeholders in preventing and combating oil spills in different maritime zones, except in the <\/span><b>waters of ports and within 500m of offshore platform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, refineries and associated facilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It encompasses preparedness and response for <\/span><b>hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) incidents.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/environment\/baghjan-blowout-ngt-directs-assam-government-to-pay-aid-to-affected-families-91190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b> DTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Context: Recently, National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered the Assam government to disburse interim compensation to the victims of Baghjan oil and gas leak that displaced close to 9,000 people in 2020 in Tinsukia district of Assam.\u00a0 More on News: About: Baghjan 5 well is a purely gas-producing well in Tinsukia district, and is at&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/baghjan-oil-leak\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Baghjan Oil 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