Government has not ordered Reliance Industries (RIL) to stop work at any of its KG-D6 gas fields and other blocks that figure in the list of 14 areas that have been classified as “No-Go” areas by the Defence Ministry, company sources said.
It may be noted that RIL’s KG-DWN-98/3 or KG-D6 block is declared as “No-Go” as it overlaps with a proposed Naval base. This block is part of the 14 areas that have been classified as “No-Go” areas by the Ministry of Defence.
Its worth mentioning that the union oil ministry has taken up the issue of pending clearances for various blocks at the highest level for resolution.
The defence ministry also classified the company’s Mahanadi basin block NEC-OSN-97/2 (NEC-25), where sizable gas discoveries have been made, as “No-Go” area as it is close to missile launching range or air force exercise area.
Similarly, some of the blocks of state-owned ONGC, Cairn India and Australia’s BHP Billiton are also classified as “No-Go” blocks.
These blocks are classified as “No-Go” because either they are close to missile launching range or are overlapping with proposed Naval base, with the Naval firing range and Air Force exercise area.
Companies like RIL have already invested $15 billion since 2000 and the Ministry of Defence has now withdrawn or withheld clearance to them.
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