“Assam: Year after Baghjan blowout disaster, villagers’ woes far from over”, 26 July 2021

[A]fter a violent confrontation between Tinsukia police and the locals, the district administration banned assembly of people in Baghjan village under section 144 CrPC for a day.

The incident….after 50-odd residents blocked access of the Oil India Limited (OIL) personnel and vehicles to the disaster site,...several villagers and policemen were injured, while police picked up three persons from the spot.

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While OIL was trying to move out materials from its now-closed Baghjan oil well, locals resisted it, maintaining that they would allow the site to be cleared only after their full compensation amount was paid by the PSU.

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At least 18 people were injured in the police action...

For Baghjan residents, the blowout from OIL operated BGN 5 rig on May 27, 2020 followed by a devastating fire on June 9, 2020, during the peak of the first wave of COVID 19 pandemic was a huge blow to the village economy.

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Regarding compensation, OIL had earlier said that it deposited the money estimated by the Tinsukia district administration and the National Green Tribunal after surveying 2,756 families.