: In Assam, biodiversity loss due to the Baghjan oil blowout could take at least a decade to recover #IndiaNEWS Ecosystems damaged in the 2020 Baghjan oil and gas leak fire in Assam, which took over

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In Assam, biodiversity loss due to the Baghjan oil blowout could take at least a decade to recover #IndiaNEWS
Ecosystems damaged in the 2020 Baghjan oil and gas leak fire in Assam, which took over five months to douse, might take at least a decade to recover 70%-80% of their original form, according to a report. The analysis also spelt out ecological restoration recommendations and budget to draw down carbon by managing trees, but a section of experts are sceptical while others have called for long-term monitoring of the region to understand the implications.On May 27, a sudden and uncontrolled release of gas occurred from an oil-producing well, operated by the public sector unit Oil India Limited, near Baghjan village in Assam. The situation took a turn on June 9 when the well caught fire. The site of the well is less than a kilometre from the Dibru Saikhowa National Park and only 500 metres from the wetland Maguri-Motapung Beel, an Important Bird Area.While the overall ecological damages estimated amounted to Rs 25,000 crore, the report of the one-person inquiry commission set up by the Assam government on the Baghjan blowout says that “estimated carbon earnings were valued at Rs 18,234 crores (during restoration) and this resulted in net liability of Rs 6,800 crore over a period of 10 years�.Nandan Nawn, professor, Department of...Read more

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