JODHPUR: After deployment of 115 border homeguard commandos for the security of the oil fields of Cairn India at Barmer, the Governor of Rajasthan Margaret Alva has declared this entire area prohibited through a notification. Any persons trespassing in this prohibited area will be prosecuted now on.
This measure is another step to ensure security of the oil fields by the state government. Barmer oil fields are contributing 30% to the total domestic oil production, which is set to grow further from the current 1.75 lakh barrel per day (bpd).
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/govt-declares-barmer-oil-fields-prohibited-area
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-jaipur
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/barmer-d
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/petrochemical-industry
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/imports
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
