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DIBRUGARH: As a part of assessing the preparedness of emergency response to tackle any disaster, Oil India Limited at its Field Headquarters, Duliajan conducted a Tier–III Off-site Disaster Mock Drill at around 10 AM on March 29 at CGGS-Madhuban located near Duliajan Town in Dibrugarh District, which also included other installations i.e. Secondary Tank Farm-Madhuban, Intermediate Tank Farm-Tengakhat, Pump Station-1 and Pump Station-2 due to close proximity and connectivity.
The drill was successfully conducted by the joint efforts of various departments of OIL, Dibrugarh District Administration, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Duliajan Police Station, and Mutual Aid partners like IOCL, BCPL, HOEC, AGCL, ONGC, APL, DNPL, etc.
The scenario for the drill was leakage of Condensate in Tank-1001 followed by rupture of the same tank and rupture of field incoming Rich Gas-II line filter separator. Subsequently, a massive fire took place in the Tank-1001. Immediately, plant employees got involved in the Isolation of Tank-1001 and Rich Gas-II line filter separator as per the Isolation Plan. Firefighting also started immediately. Some employees suffered injuries during the process too.
The Security, Fire, and Medical Agencies were put on the highest alert and emergency response procedures were activated immediately. The Fire Services of OIL and Mutual-Aid Partners successfully tackled the disaster. Rescue & relief operations were jointly carried out by NDRF, CISF & OIL Medical Teams.
Eshanul Sofi, Assistant Deputy Controller, Civil Defence, Duliajan, on behalf of the District Commissioner played the role of the Chief Incident Controller whereas Anita Dam, Resident Chief Executive (Officiating), led the team on behalf of OIL. The drill ended with a formal debriefing session where the observations and areas of improvement for such mock drills were discussed.
The overall participation and response by the concerned stakeholders were found to be encouraging towards developing confidence to face real time emergencies.
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