On previous occasions, huge fires have broken out in oil wells of Upper Assam when either oil or gas leaks out from wells and pipelines.
Oil wells in Tinsukia are under Oil India Ltd which is in charge of exploration of oil and gas in the district.
The latest in the Manipur situation is that curfew is still being imposed in Greater Imphal and it is being relaxed everyday for a few hours in the morning.
Secondly, 5 leaders of civil society organisations who were detained earlier have been put under National Security Act.