Eruption of fire from cracks in earth causes panic in Kurnool
Kurnool: Panic spread among people in Marrikunta Thanda, a hilly area in Owk mandal of Kurnool district on Saturday as fire errupted from crack that developed on earth.The February 2017 report:
Cracks in ground were seen up to a depth of about 200 metres and flames were seen spreading from the gaps.
An electric pole was melted due to heat generated in the earth. The news spread in the surrounding villages and people in large numbers flocked to witness the fire from earth at the hamlet.Owk Tahsildar Sanjeevaiah, rushed to the spot and made inquiries. He later informed the matter to the officials of Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) and Mines and Geology department.The officials of the departments arrived the spot and trying to find out the reasons for the fire from ground.It is learnt that, in the past, the ONGC had conducted a survey at Marrikunta Thanda and confirmed the presence of gas reserves.
ONGC strikes huge gas hydrate reserves. Is India's energy future secure? Nope
India's largest oil producing company, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has struck gas hydrate reserves in the deep sea off the Andhra Pradesh coast.
The reserves are located in the Krishna-Godavari basin, which came into the limelight about a decade ago, when Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries struck natural gas in the region.
The fresh reserves are estimated to be around 134 trillion cubic feet (tcf), about one-third of the gas reserves of the United States, which is the largest producer of natural gas in the world.
Such a huge quantity of gas can turn India's fortunes in the future, by making the country self-sufficient in the energy sector, which currently imports 80% of its consumption requirements....MORE
