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14 Jun 2020 | Livelihoods

Gas Well Fire A Livelihood Disaster: Expert The Blaze Continues To Rage For The Fifth Straight Day

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The Baghjan gas well fire in Assam has not only ‘almost irreversibly’ harmed a wetland famed for its birds but is set to trigger a local livelihood crisis, an ecology expert told The Telegraph on Saturday. Read more

Tags: India, wetland, fire
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