Overview

• After Plans A and B failed to halt the blowout at RDS-147A, ONGC will begin Plan C to permanently cap the well on June 21
• An international team from the United States reached the site on June 20 to oversee specialized capping and well-kill operations
• More than 330 families remain evacuated from villages around the Rudrasagar field and have each received ₹25,000 in interim relief
• Health camps have treated hundreds for fever, gastritis, diarrhea and fungal infections linked to prolonged exposure
• A second explosion at nearby Well No. 204 on June 19 has intensified scrutiny of ONGC’s crisis management