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The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) connected Saturday committed to offering an ex gratia of ₹10,000 to each of the 6,300 families of the 4 villages affected by the earthy state blowout successful Malkipuram mandal of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema territory connected January 5.
A large blowout was reported during workover of the ONGC well, Mori-5, connected January 5. It was capped by the ONGC experts wrong a week, without immoderate casualties. On January 9, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu conducted an aerial survey of the blowout site, assessing the harm to the section situation and habitations.
In a associated property league attended by ONGC Rajahmundry Asset Executive Director Santanu Das and Razole MLA Deva Vara Prasad, here, connected Saturday, District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar said, “The ONGC has decided to connection an ex gratia of ₹10,000 to the 6,300 families of the 4 villages of Irusumanda, Gubbalapalem, Lakkavaram and Chintapalli. The ex gratia magnitude volition beryllium straight deposited into the accounts of the affected families successful February”.
The officials are gathering the banking details of the beneficiaries, helium added.
Referring to an entreaty for the assistance of a assemblage hospital, Mr. Deva Vara Prasad said that the ONGC authorities had agreed to physique a 100-bed hospital, which would cater to the healthcare needs of 60 villages successful Razole Assembly constituency. The installation volition beryllium built arsenic portion of CSR initiative.
Mr. Vara Prasad said 2.57 acres of onshore had been earmarked for the infirmary projected astatine Lakkavaram village.
Mr. Santanu Das assured robust information measures and coordination with the nationalist representatives and territory officials during the lipid and earthy state exploration activities.
