Guwahati: Operations to control the blowout and fire in Oil India Limited's (OIL) natural gas well in Tinsukia district of Assam have hit a hurdle with incessant rains causing floods and damaging a bridge near the site, the petroleum major said on Thursday.
The connecting roads to the Baghjan well, which has been spewing gas uncontrollably for nearly 30 days, have been submerged in flood waters.
Currently, there is only one connecting road, Plastic Park Road, which is narrow at places, resulting in challenges in movement of men and material, according to an OIL statement.
A bridge between Doomdooma and Baghjan road was also damaged due to heavy rains since the last three days, it said.
"The developments are severely affecting the progress and planning of work for capping the Well Number 5," the statement said.
On OIL authorities'' request, Army personnel will assess the condition of the bridge to plan their next course of action, it said.
Regarding preparation for capping the well, the OIL said its team held a meeting with Singapore-based M/s Alert, ONGC and the Crisis Management Team (CMT) team to chalk out a plan in the wake of the floods.