ONGC caps ‘well’ after miscreants damage pipes

An expert team of ONGC Rajahmundry capped the ‘Well NRAAA’ in Amalapuram late on Sunday after water began seeping out from the well following tampering of iron pipes by some miscreant.
The concrete chamber of Well N R A A A , which was drilled in 2007 and abandoned later, was reportedly damaged by the miscreant. The locals who saw the debris immediately alerted the ONGC officials. With a view to steal the heavy duty pipe from the well, the miscreant cut the cap and the pipe. Sources said the miscreant must have used some explosives as cracks were noticed in the cement structure of the well. “This led to the underground water to come out of the well,” a source said. Immediately, the ONGC Rajahmundry Asset pressed its crisis management team to cap the well.
After removing the debris, the team connected the broken pipe, welded it, pumped in the cement and successfully capped the well, thereby arresting the leakage of water, an ONGC source revealed. The officials advised the people not to tamper the ONGC pipelines, wells. etc, since they carry highly inflammable oil and gas. “If tampered, it can result in a major fire and explosion of high magnitude resulting in widespread loss of life and property,” an official said.