Oil exploration
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 18 2017:
A public meeting convened today at Khaidem Mayai Leikai, Imphal West district has reaffirmed to ban oil exploration carried out in the locality by private firm Asian Oil Fields under Oil India Limited.
The meeting resolved to continue with the ban till the authority concerned furnishes details and documents of Environment Impact Assess- ment, Social Impact Assessment and Detailed Project Report of the oil exploration.
According to them, the oil exploration in the locality was done without giving prior information to them.
Members of youth clubs, women folks and representatives of NGOs attended the meeting.
It may be mentioned that residents of Khaidem Awang Leikai had banned the oil exploration in the locality from yesterday.
Meanwhile hot gas was seen spewing out from one of the holes drilled at Khaidem Awang.