CM Naidu Conducts Aerial Survey Of ONGC Gas Well Blowout

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday conducted an aerial survey to assess the impact of gas well blowout here in Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district. 

A massive fireball reaching up to a height of 20 metres and a width of 25 metres erupted on January 5 near Mori and Irusumanda villages, following a gas leak at an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)-owned well, Mori-5.

Though the intensity of the Well Mori-5 blaze has begun to subside,



it continues to rage for the fifth consecutive day. "Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu undertook a survey of the blowout region in Irusumanda village in Malikipuram mandal," said an official press release. 

Following the survey, Naidu held a review meeting with ONGC and district officials. In addition to enquiring about the steps being taken to fully douse the blaze, he also directed officials to expedite compensation for local farmers whose coconut plantations were destroyed by the fire.