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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Who is the head of high level committee to investigate the blowout at Assam’s Baghjan oil well of Oil India Limited formed by the National Green Tribunal?

A	Madan Lokur
B	Prafulla Chandra Pant
C	Sangita Dhingra Sehgal
D	BP Katakey

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The NGT on June 24, 2020 had constituted a committee headed by former high court judge B P Katakey to look into the matter and submit a report. The order had come on a plea filed by activist Bonani Kakkar and others alleging failure of the authorities in preventing the blowout of Baghjan oil well.

Detailed explanation-2: -Katakey, former judge of the Gauhati high court. The 10-member panel was constituted by the NGT with Assam chief secretary as its chairman and OIL’s managing director as a member.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas oversees its operations, with its headquarters in Duliajan, Assam.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 2020 Assam gas and oil leak, also referred as the Baghjan gas leak, is a natural gas blowout that happened in Oil India Limited’s Baghjan Oilfield in Tinsukia district, Assam, India on 27 May 2020. The blowout occurred at Well No. 5 in the Baghjan Oil Field, resulting in a leak of natural gas.

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