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Burglars Responsible For Leimakhong Oil Spill, Says Manipur Power Firm In Police Complaint

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The Manipur government said the oil leak into the river has been contained Imphal/New Delhi: The oil leak from a defunct heavy fuel power plant in Manipur’s Leimakhong on Wednesday happened allegedly after “incidents of theft and burglary” at the abandoned facility, according to a police complaint filed by the Manipur State Power Company Ltd (MSPCL). The MSPCL in the police complaint filed on Thursday alleged theft and burglary caused the oil leak from the heavy fuel power station and hydropower plant house in Leimakhong, based on which the police filed a zero first information report (FIR) in Sekmai, 20 km from the state capital Imphal. A ‘zero FIR’ can be filed at any police station. Such an FIR has no number assigned, hence the name ‘zero FIR’, and the police station where the case has been filed has to send the FIR to the correct jurisdiction. “The perpetrators had also caused spillage of heavy oil, leading to an unceasing release of oil into the nearby river which has posed a significant threat to the …

Manipur Heavy Oil Leak Accident Or Sabotage? Some Unanswered Questions

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The defunct heavy-oil power station (in rectangle) in Manipur’s Leimakhong Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: A first information report (FIR) has been filed against unknown people a day after oil leaked into a river and streams from a defunct heavy-oil power station in Manipur’s Leimakhong area. The area has been completely sealed off and more security forces have been posted at the power plant, the Chief Minister’s Office said in a statement today. A three-member committee to look into the incident has been formed; they will give a report to the Governor in 15 says, the state Home Department said in an order on behalf of the Governor. The report will look into what caused the “leak” and under what circumstances. The Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) will collect samples from the streams, Leimakhong river and downstream areas and send the samples to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati daily, the department secretary N Kheda Varta Singh said in a letter to IIT Guwahati director Parameswar K Iyer. A team from IIT-Guwahati is also coming to …